Netanyahu Orders West Bank Escalation After Empty Buses Explode in Israel
No one was hurt in the explosions which occurred in
the city of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv
by Dave DeCamp February 20, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered
a massive escalation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after three empty buses
exploded in the Israeli city of Bat Yam near Tel Aviv, The Times of Israel reported on Thursday.
“The Prime Minister has ordered the IDF to carry out
an intensive operation against centers of terrorism in Judea and Samaria,”
Netanyahu’s office said in a statement, using the biblical name for the West Bank.
The buses that exploded were empty and in separate parking
lots, and Israeli
police said two additional unexploded bombs were found. No one was wounded or injured in the
blasts.
Israeli police say they’re treating the incident as a
“suspected terrorist attack,” and Israeli officials are claiming the blasts are
tied to the West Bank, although so far, no Palestinian group has taken credit
for the bombing.
On January 21, Israel launched a new operation in the
West Bank dubbed “Iron Wall” that has focused on the northern cities of Tulkarm
and Jenin and their refugee camps. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed, and
tens of thousands have been forcibly evacuated from their homes, the most
significant displacement in the territory since 1967.
The Israeli military has expanded its “open fire orders” in
the West Bank,
leading to a surge in the killing of Israeli civilians by IDF troops. Among
those killed in the recent operations have included a pregnant woman, a
two-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy.
Netanyahu’s order suggests the Israeli assault on the
occupied West Bank will intensify even more. The bus explosions also risk the
fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza as elements of the Israeli government are
looking for excuses to restart the genocidal war.
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