Israeli Forces Withdraw from Jenin

An Israeli soldier searches a roof during a raid in a building amid the ninth day of an ongoing military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 05 September 2024. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
An Israeli soldier searches a roof during a raid in a building amid the ninth day of an ongoing military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 05 September 2024. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
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Israeli Forces Withdraw from Jenin

An Israeli soldier searches a roof during a raid in a building amid the ninth day of an ongoing military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 05 September 2024. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
An Israeli soldier searches a roof during a raid in a building amid the ninth day of an ongoing military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 05 September 2024. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the city of Jenin and a refugee camp there in the occupied West Bank, following a 10-day episode of "violent aggression,” the Palestine news agency (WAFA) said on Friday.
Twenty-one people were killed in the city and camp, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement.
A Reuters witness said the Israeli forces left behind extensive damage to infrastructure.
In a statement on Facebook, the Palestinian foreign ministry accused Israel of transferring to the occupied West Bank its brutal destruction and devastation in the Gaza Strip, as evidenced by the situation in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, and the refugee camps there.

Palestinian health officials said Thursday that Israeli strikes in the West Bank killed six people.



Egypt Army Chief of Staff Inspects Security Situation on Gaza Border

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol near the border between Egypt and Gaza. (Reuters file photo)
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol near the border between Egypt and Gaza. (Reuters file photo)
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Egypt Army Chief of Staff Inspects Security Situation on Gaza Border

Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol near the border between Egypt and Gaza. (Reuters file photo)
Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas patrol near the border between Egypt and Gaza. (Reuters file photo)

Egypt's army chief of staff Lieutenant General Ahmed Fathy Khalifa made a surprise visit to the country's border with the Gaza Strip to inspect the security situation, state television reported on Thursday, citing the army's spokesperson.

The visit comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel would only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza which guaranteed that the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for the Islamist movement Hamas, Reuters reported.

The Philadelphi corridor, along the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, has been one of the main obstacles to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and bring Israeli hostages home in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.