Israel’s Recent Counter-Terrorism Operations In Jenin: A Look Beyond The Headlines

In early July, Israel carried out a major counter-terrorism operation in the Jenin refugee camp, which for years has been an epicentre of Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israel. Although the operation was over in only two days, Israel seized and destroyed a large cache of weapons, and said it killed 18 Palestinian armed combatants, without killing a single Palestinian civilian. Not only does Israel have a right to defend itself, but its ability to minimize Palestinian civilian casualties is noteworthy, though it often goes unreported by the news media.