Escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: operation “Home and Garden”

Importance. The escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which acquired particular attention after the outbreak of war between Israel and the Hamas movement at the end of 2023, is examined. The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the Jennine invasion as a prerequisite for the conflict development towards large-scale escalation between Palestine and Israel.

Research methods. The research is based on the objectivity, historicism and a systematic approach principles. Along with general scientific methods, such as analysis and comparison, historical-comparative, retrospective, synchronous methods are used, without which it would be impossible to study the events that took place simultaneously in both parts of the Palestinian arena (in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank).

Result and Discussion. It is noted that the operation “Home and Garden”, as well as the events around it, clearly demonstrated the significant capabilities that West Bank radicals currently possess in the armed struggle against the Israelis, such as the ability to produce war weapons in large quantities on their own. The radicals have limited resources for military preparations, so the ability to manufacture means of armed struggle is necessary to effectively confront the Israelis. In addition, missile weapons can only be an addition to other, more necessary, means of armed struggle. Nowadays, the priority for operating in the West Bank radicals is the underground infrastructure deployment that can provide them with additional opportunity to maneuver forces and means during the confrontation with Israeli security forces.

Conclusion. It is noted that the operation “Home and Garden” is of particular importance due to the forces and means involved in its implementation and its results; it should be considered the main episode of the campaign in the Jenin area. The actions of the Israeli security forces weakened the radicals position, which subsequently simplified the maintenance of armed confrontation in the West Bank of Jordan at a level acceptable to Tel Aviv, while significant Israeli forces were involved in the fight against the radicals of the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah, and the possibility maneuvering of these forces and means was limited due to the synchronicity of the armed confrontation in the Palestinian and Lebanese directions.

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