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” in all refugee camps in the West Bank.
“We will not allow the return of residents, and we will not allow terrorism to return and grow,” he said.
Earlier, Katz said he had instructed the military to prepare for “an extended stay” in some of the West Bank’s urban refugee camps, from where he said about 40,000 Palestinians have fled, leaving the areas “emptied of residents.” That figure was confirmed by the United Nations.
The camps are home to descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced to flee during wars with Israel decades ago.
It was not clear how long Palestinians would be prevented from returning. Netanyahu said Israeli forces will remain “as long as needed.
TVNL Comment: The ethnic cleansing continues. Where are the American media?
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