Palestinians blame PA for Israeli crackdown in West Bank
The Israeli military response in the West Bank following the kidnapping of three teenagers has raised serious fears of a popular revolt in the occupied territories.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Since June 13, there hasn’t been one quiet night in the West Bank, which has seen repeated Israeli incursions following the announcement of the disappearance of three Hebron teenagers.
The Israeli military operation dubbed “cleaning the stables” has so far resulted in the martyrdom of six Palestinians, the arrest of 560 others and the closure of dozens of educational, media and relief institutions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of being behind the operation, and that the military operation aims to eliminate the Hamas movement in the West Bank and recover the three teenagers. But there has been no progress in this regard so far.
The military campaign is no longer about finding the teenagers. It is now an all-out war to eradicate Hamas and blow up the national unity government, which Israel rejected.
