Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Palestine Expecting Large-Scale Israeli Operation in West Bank, Abbas' Special Envoy Says

© AP Photo / Majdi MohammedIsraeli soldiers are seen during an army operation, in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
Israeli soldiers are seen during an army operation, in the Jenin refugee camp, West Bank, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 23.08.2024
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JAKARTA (Sputnik) - The Palestinian government expects a large-scale Israeli operation in the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' adviser on international relations and his special envoy, Riyad al-Maliki, said in an interview with Sputnik.
"I believe that this is [Israel’s operation] possible after finishing their objectives in Gaza and after the full destruction in Gaza of all facilities … Now they are moving into other fronts. One is South Lebanon, but the other is also in the West Bank," al-Maliki said.
Palestinians look at the aftermath of the Israeli bombing in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, on June 8, 2024.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 23.08.2024
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However, he believes that Palestine is very well-prepared for such a situation if it happens.

"Obviously, people, first of all, they will resist, they will stay, and they will try to fight for their presence, for their existence," al-Maliki noted, adding that the number of military incursions into cities, villages, and refugee camps in the West Bank increased by two, three, or even four times.

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