IDF deploys tanks near Jenin for first time since 2002

Israeli tanks have been spotted near Jenin in northern Samaria on Sunday for the first time since “Operation Defensive Shield” in 2002. The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed that an armored division is being deployed in the Jenin area as part of expanded counter-terror operations in the area, according to Israel’s Channel 14.

Furthermore, forces from the IDF’s Nahal Infantry Brigade and the Duvdevan commando unit have initiated operations in additional villages within the Jenin area.

Three tanks from the 53rd Armored Battalion are now active in a neighborhood within Jenin, according to Channel 14, and security sources indicated to the outlet that the IDF is also considering the use of fighter jets to support the ongoing operation.  (Read More)