On Monday the IDF, in response to a wave of bombs, surrounded
the Arab city of Jenin. Some months ago they went into Jenin
but left after a few hours. This time the operation appears to
be planned to last longer.
According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, for the past
several months the city Jenin has been serving as a center of
terrorist activity, from which most suicide bombers against
Israel have emanated. Under the guidance of terrorist
operatives from Jenin, suicide bombings were carried out in
Israel, the latest of which was the suicide bombing in
Nahariya, the placing of a bomb at the Golani intersection and
several shooting attacks. All the terrorist organizations have
established their infrastructure in the area of Jenin
uninterruptedly, through cooperation with PA officials and
through mutual coordination in several terrorist attacks.
The city of Jenin enabled the growth of terrorist leaders,
such as Al Chapuri and Mahmud Nursi of the Islamic Jihad,
Kaise Aduan of the Hamas, Abd el-Kharis Awas from the Tanzim,
and others.
The terrorist operatives have been taking full advantage of
Jenin's close proximity to the Green line for the purpose of
infiltrating terrorists and weapons and for the enlistment of
terrorists and abettors from among Israeli Arabs.
Israel's security officials have alerted their Palestinian
counterparts of Jenin's transformation into a "terrorism
nest," provided information on the identities of the terrorist
leaders and requested their arrest. The Palestinian security
forces have ignored these warnings and enabled the rapid
growth of terrorist elements.
The list of terrorist attacks launched from the area of Jenin
has therefore grown longer, and it includes the following
incidents:
On then part of Hamas: A suicide bombing in the train station
in Nahariya; Suicide bombings in Hadera and Netanya in 2000
and 2001.
On the part of the Islamic Jihad: A suicide bombing at the
train station in Binyamina; A suicide bombing at the train
station in Hadera; A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Kiryat
Motzkin; An attempted bombing at a discotheque in Haifa; An
attempted suicide bombing in Afula; An attempted suicide
bombing in Sde-Trumot; An aborted suicide bombing in Haifa; A
bomb in a garbage can in Hadera; A planned terrorist bombing
at the promenade in Haifa; A shooting attack at the Adam
junction; A large number of bombs and shooting incidents in
the area of Jenin and along the Green Line.
On the part of the Tanzim: Shooting at Ganim and Kadim; The
enlistment and activation of Israeli-Arabs from Dir-Hanna; The
murder of Lior Atia; The murder of a soldier in Wadi Ara at
the Umm el-Fahm junction; Dozens of bombs and shooting
incidents in northern Samaria.
Furthermore, the terrorist elements in Jenin have instructed
and guided the establishment of local infrastructures in
Tamun, Arabeh, Kabatia and Yabed.
