Palestinians blame PA for Israeli crackdown in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Since June 13, there hasn’t been one quiet night in the West Bank, which has seen repeated Israeli incursions following the announcement of the disappearance of three Hebron settlers.

The Israeli military operation dubbed “cleaning the stables” has so far resulted in the martyrdom of six Palestinians, the arrest of 560 others and the closure of dozens of educational, media and relief institutions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of being behind the operation, and that the military operation aims to eliminate the Hamas movement in the West Bank and recover the three settlers. But there has been no progress in this regard so far.

The military campaign is no longer about finding the settlers. It is now an all-out war to eradicate Hamas and blow up the national unity government, which Israel rejected.

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