Why Israel launched its biggest attack on West Bank’s Jenin since

 Nine Palestinians have been killed and 100 others are injured after Israel’s military launched a strike on Jenin, located in West Bank. The attack, the biggest since 2002, saw not only drone strikes but also forces entering the city. But what led to such a deadly provocation?Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, said just hours after Israel launched a major aerial and ground offensive into the occupied 

After the first drone strike, Israeli forces then completely surrounded the refugee camp using dozens of armoured vehicles, leading to gunfights between the Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance fighters.Of those killed in the attacks were five teenagers, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health.West Bank city of Jenin, its biggest military operation in the Palestinian territory since 2002. The attack on Monday, which came around 1 am (local time), has led to the death of nine Palestinians and another 100 injured. Also, an Israeli soldier was “slightly injured” by shrapnel from a grenade used during the incursion, said officials.

Videos obtained by CNN from Jenin showed Israeli bulldozers tearing up streets to disarm potential explosives, as well as Israeli tanks outside the city limits. Residents were also quoted as telling CNN that there were explosions and heavy gunfire in the area.Mohammed Jarrar, Jenin’s deputy mayor, also said that homes and infrastructure had been destroyed, cutting off electricity and water in the area. Duha Turkman, a 16-year-old from Jenin recounting the horror, said to CNN: 

Monday’s attack on Jenin, according to Israel, was an “extensive counter-terrorism effort”. The military said a drone attack struck a joint operations centre used by militants of a group known as the Jenin Brigade in the refugee camp, and that Israeli forces also targeted a facility for weapons production and explosive device storage.“We ran out with people from the camp, so many children walked with their parents while terrified and crying, they didn’t understand what was happening to them and why. Many were missing; families were looking for members that they couldn’t get in contact with due to the electricity cut.”