Operation Iron Wall begins with drone strikes on terror infrastructure; large numbers of troops enter city; 10 Palestinians said killed, 40 wounded The Israel Defense Forces launched a major counterterrorism operation in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday afternoon, which military sources said was expected to last several days.

The operation began with a series of drone strikes on infrastructure used by terror groups in Jenin, a military source said.

Palestinian media outlets reported several airstrikes and local health officials said at least 10 people were killed and 40 were wounded.

Footage published by Palestinian media showed Israeli Air Force helicopters flying over Jenin.

In a brief joint statement, the IDF and Shin Bet security agency confirmed the operation, dubbed “Iron Wall,” and said further details would be provided later. IDF sources said large numbers of troops, including special forces, Shin Bet agents and Border Police officers, were operating in the city. The goals of the operation were to “preserve the IDF’s freedom of action” in the West Bank, neutralize terror infrastructure and eliminate imminent threats, according to military sources.

The sources said the operation would last at least several days.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation was “another step in achieving the goal we set, strengthening security in Judea and Samaria.”

Judea and Samaria is the biblical name for the West Bank.

“We are operating in a systematic and decisive way against the Iranian axis wherever it sends its arms, in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Judea and Samaria,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.

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