U.S. and Israeli security ties are stronger than ever, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who touted the alliance as Israeli Defense Forces conduct a rare large-scale military operation in the West Bank.
“America has provided Israel with moral and political backing against those who would wipe us out, the only Jewish state,” Netanyahu said Monday. “Security cooperation has never been better; intelligence sharing has never been deeper.”Netanyahu offered that applause during an appearance at the U.S.
Israeli officials launched what they called a “brigade-level raid” early Monday morning to target the Jenin Brigades, a network of Palestinian fighters founded as an offshoot of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The group has been involved in multiple clashes with Israeli forces, including an incident late last month that saw the Palestinian fighters use a “pretty advanced” improvised explosive device to hit an IDF vehicle. Israeli officials reportedly were forced to deploy a helicopter gunship as part of an “extraction mission” to rescue the suddenly beleaguered ground forces.
That statement proved a portent of a raid described as the largest Israeli military operation in the West Bank since 2006. Israeli officials have released photos that purportedly show “hundreds of explosive devices” discovered at various sites in Jenin, including a mosque.
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