Benjamin Netanyahu says West Bank Tulkarm refugee camp a 'terrorist stronghold'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the West Bank border to label the Tulkarm refugee camp a 'terrorist stronghold.' He asserted that the IDF will maintain permanent control over the region to ensure national security.
Why it matters
The statement reflects the ongoing escalation of security policies in the West Bank and highlights the tension between Israeli military control and judicial oversight.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried the Tulkarm refugee camp as a “terrorist stronghold” during a Tuesday visit to the West Bank seam line, vowed that the IDF will remain in control of the area, and promised to safeguard Israeli territory “from the Jordan River to the sea.”In a video statement released by the Prime Minister's Office, Netanyahu referenced a Sunday High Court of Justice order for the state to provide a timeline for the return of displaced Palestinians to refugee camps in the area.“I heard that someone at the High Court of Justice says the residents should be brought back here. These are not residents; they are terrorists,” he claimed.
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