Just two days after the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel went into effect on 19 January this year, the Israeli regime declared war on the West Bank, dubbed Operation Iron Wall.
Though barely covered in mainstream media, Israeli military and intelligence have killed more than 56 Palestinians and displaced 40,000. Among those killed are five children, including two-year-old Leila Al-Khateeb, shot in the head by Israeli forces in Jenin on 25 January.
The images coming out of the West Bank horrifyingly resemble those that have come out of Gaza – indeed, many Palestinians now describe the West Bank as a web of mini Gazas. The Gaza ceasefire has proven an opportune moment for the Israeli regime to turn its attention to the West Bank, and to pave the way for what its cabinet ministers like to call Greater Israel. …..more
