As IDF prepares to build post in Jenin, 2 soldiers hurt, 1 seriously, in blast |
As the IDF seeks to erect, for the first time, a permanent post in an area meant to be fully controlled by the Palestinian Authority, two soldiers involved in that effort were wounded by an explosive device.
The post is set to be built in the northern West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. During a scan of the area, troops spotted a suspicious object that then exploded, seriously wounding an officer and lightly wounding a noncommissioned officer, according to the IDF, which was still probing what set off the blast.
The two wounded troops were taken to a hospital, and their families were notified, the army said.
The military has sealed off the Jenin refugee camp since a counter-terrorism operation began in early 2025 that displaced tens of thousands of people in Jenin and other refugee camps in the northern West Bank.
The post in Jenin would mark the first time the IDF has set up a permanent presence in the part of the West Bank designated as Area A. Under the 1990s-era Oslo Accords, Area A, which includes major Palestinian population centers, was placed........