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The risk of a major escalation in the West Bank is certainly growing and looks far more likely now than it has done since October 7,
Neil Quilliam, associate fellow of the Middle East and North Africa program at the London-based think tank Chatham House, told DW Drug smuggling from Syria to Jordan is currently flourishing, and the Iranians are very happy to use existing private smuggling networks from Syria via Jordan into the West Bank,
A war in the West Bank would be a very different proposition to the one in Gaza."
Quilliam, the Chatham House associate fellow, echoes this view In these refugee camps, there is no faith in diplomacy, no faith in the Palestinian Authority, no faith in the possibility of a two-state solution or any alternative arising,
Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, told DW Israel would struggle to contain a major conflict in the West Bank, and it will put at risk Israeli civilians in population centers, something that the Gaza war has hardly done since October 8,
What we're witnessing right now might be called the new normal,
The West Bank's militant groups remain to be loosely organized and poorly trained,
What we have seen so far in the West Bank are mainly small arms, assault rifles and submachine guns,
Especially for some younger Palestinians in small groups, this has become a time to act,
Netanyahu’s government is playing with fire. He is throwing the entire region into risk just to keep his office,
What we have witnessed over the past 11 months... calls into question the world’s commitment to the international legal order that was designed to prevent these tragedies,
We recognise Israel's need to defend itself against security threats, but we are deeply worried by the methods Israel has employed and by reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure,
the Foreign Office spokesperson said We continue to call on Israeli authorities to exercise restraint, adhere to international law, and clamp down on the actions of those who seek to inflame tensions,
a spokesperson for Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement More than 88% of Gaza's territory has come under an (Israeli) order to evacuate at some point,
the acting head of the UN humanitarian office, Joyce Msuya said These dangerous developments are fuelling an already explosive situation in the occupied West Bank and further undermining the Palestinian Authority,
Israel’s approach in the West Bank is creating more resistance
Mairav Zonszein, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, questions the motive behind Israel’s major raid in the occupied West Bank This is a war in every sense, and we must win it.”
Referring to the latest West Bank assault, Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, said in a post on X overnight Some Israeli ministers have been launching hateful messages, unacceptable hateful messages, against the Palestinians and proposing things that go clearly against international law and is an (incitement) to commit more crimes,
This is a war against Palestinians not just against Hamas. The level of civilian casualties and dead is unconscionable,
Micheal Martin told reporters It cannot be business as usual,