Israel’s defense minister says troops to remain in West Bank refugee camps for ‘coming year’
Feb 23, 2025, 1:21 AM | Updated: 8:58 am
A man waiting for the release of Palestinian prisoners sits on the ground and uses his mobile phone Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, after receiving news that Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for Saturday, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) 鈥� Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank鈥檚 urban refugee camps 鈥渇or the coming year.鈥�
The comments by Katz come as Israel is intensifying an offensive in the Palestinian territory and as the ceasefire that paused the Gaza war is holding.
The military said Sunday it was expanding the raid in the West Bank to other areas and was sending tanks to Jenin, a militant stronghold.
