Israel moves tanks into West Bank for first time since 2002

Israel sent tanks into the West Bank on Sunday for the first time since 2002, telling its military to prepare for "an extended stay" as the Jewish state remains determined to stamp out terrorism in the territory’s refugee camps.

Several tanks were seen moving into Jenin as a fragile ceasefire between the terrorist organization Hamas and Israel remains in place.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to "increase the intensity of the activity to thwart terrorism" across the West Bank.

Katz said troops will remain "for the coming year" in parts of the territory and indicated that Palestinians who have fled cannot return.

"We will not allow the return of residents, and we will not allow terrorism to return and grow," he said.

Israel moves tanks into West Bank for first time since 2002

Israel sent tanks into the West Bank on Sunday for the first time since 2002 and told its military to prepare for "an extended stay" to "thwart terrorism."

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Ohana: Israeli Sovereignty Over Judea, Samaria ‘Only Way’ to Peace​

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana on Sunday backed calls for Jerusalem to extend its sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, saying full control over the territory was the “one and only way” to achieve peace in the region.

“These biblical, original parts of our land, which in the Bible tells the story of our people, are intended for us, for the people of Israel, need to be in the territory of the State of Israel, under the ownership of Israel, under full Israeli sovereignty,” said Ohana, a member of the ruling Likud party. “Today, this thing is clearer than ever,” he said.

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Ohana: Israeli Sovereignty Over Judea, Samaria ‘Only Way’ to Peace

"On the 7th of October, not only Israeli citizens were murdered but also the idea that was mistakenly called 'the two-state solution."

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Israel is the most spectacular place on earth. I've never been there but want to go before my time on earth is done. The massive amount of OT and NT scripture that emphatically confirms Israel as the inheritance of the Jews and eventually the King of Kings and Lord of Lords is awesome. The scriptures never mention a West Bank, and I fault the hate filled death cult and its enablers in and outside the cult for that term. That term will never be undone prior to the MK but Judea and Samaria are the correct names for me. We all know they want Israel, Judea/Samaria, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount. The stakes are the highest on earth, even if another place houses millions and millions more souls. Nothing is more important than Israel, the city of our King, and the Temple Mount.

While we all have a sober and highest level of concern for these locations, we know they had to become the most important real estate on earth and contested with terror, war, and death until Jesus Christ takes control. That is the comfort in the midst of all things sullen and of lamentation as this plays out. The enemies will find out sooner or later.

 

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The scriptures never mention a West Bank, and I fault the hate filled death cult and its enablers in and outside the cult for that term.

Yes, but far more I fault Anwar Sadat and Jimmy Carter. It was their pressure to give up territory for peace that has created this mess. The territories surrendered became seed beds for terrorism and staging areas for attacks. Israel received no peace as a result. It was all a big lie