Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv as Israel presses West Bank operation

A Palestinian man attacked and wounded eight people in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, as Israeli troops continued a military operation in the West Bank.

The attack: In an assault praised by Hamas, the man drove his car into a bus stop in Tel Aviv then began stabbing people, before being shot and killed by an armed civilian.
* The assailant, who had no prior security record identified by Israel’s internal security agency, was subsequently claimed by Hamas as a member.

Context: This incident occurred amidst a large-scale raid by Israeli troops in the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank, known as one of the most intense military operations in nearly two decades.
* The raid led to the deaths of ten Palestinians over two days, with all referred to as militants by the Israeli military.

Rising tension: The violence escalates amidst pressure for a strong response against recent attacks on Israeli settlers from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist political allies.
* Over 140 Palestinians have been killed this year in a violence surge in the West bank, with attacks on Israelis causing 26 deaths.
* More than 4,000 Palestinians have fled the Jenin refugee camp due to the ongoing military operation, causing a general strike across the West Bank in protest.

Response from authorities: Israeli Military has seized weapons and explosives, demolished tunnels, and arrested at least 120 suspected Palestinian militants since Monday while also claiming that some 50 attacks over the past year have emanated from Jenin.
* The Palestinian self-rule government in the West Bank and three Arab countries with normalized ties with Israel condemned Israel’s raids. Israel justifies these raids as a means to crack down on Palestinian militants and thwart further attacks.

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