Israeli Military Launches Assault on West Bank City
New York TimesJul 03, 2023
The Facts
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security service, an Israeli drone attack on Wednesday evening killed three Palestinian terror suspects near Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The targeted killings, allegedly the first since 2006, were reportedly the culmination of a joint military intelligence operation. The targets had reportedly been responsible for several shooting attacks on Jewish settlements.
The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
Wednesday's drone strike marks a dangerous escalation on the Israeli side, as the occupation army has realized it can't deal with the force of the Palestinian armed resistance on the ground. But make no mistake, the use of air strikes for targeted killings and settler rampages will only harden the resolve of the Palestinian people to fight back.
Pro-Israel narrative
This drone strike was ordered to swiftly neutralize the Palestinian terror cell carrying out a shooting attack, and the action was only taken because the cell had previously escaped after past shootings. While unusual in the West Bank, such operations have been authorized when gunmen pose imminent threats to Israeli troops amid a significant rise in shooting attacks and massive gunfire in the northern West Bank.
