Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Live Updates: At least 9 Palestinians killed, 40 wounded after Israel’s major military operation in Jenin

Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late Monday, setting cars and property ablaze, United States President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory, news agency AP reported.

The report noted that the reversal of the Biden administration's sanctions, which were meant to punish radical settlers, could set the tone for a presidency that is expected to be more tolerant of Israel's expansion of settlements and of violence toward Palestinians.

Late Monday, dozens of masked men who are widely believed to be settlers marauded through at least two Palestinian villages and attacked homes and businesses, according to officials in Jinsafut and Al-Funduq, which are roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Jerusalem.

Israel’s military said the men hurled rocks at soldiers who had arrived to disperse them, and that it had launched an investigation.Violence has surged in the West Bank during the Gaza war, so it was not clear if the attack had any link to the inauguration. (AP)

The United Nations (UN) humanitarian coordinator in Gaza has said that trucks from the UN, aid groups, governments and the private sector are arriving and no major looting has been reported – just a few minor incidents, news agency AP reported.

Nearly 900 trucks of aid entered Gaza on the third day of the ceasefire Tuesday, the United Nations said, which is significantly higher than the 600 trucks called for in the deal, as per the report.

Muhannad Hadi, who is the deputy UN coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said the UN hopes to start “early recovery” programs, beginning with cash-for-work removing the tons of rubble in Gaza. But he said the UN must make sure the banking system is operating and electricity is back, stressing the critical role of UN member states and the private sector in early recovery.

Hadi said lawlessness and looting happen in any war situation but with the ceasefire in Gaza the UN is hoping for a restoration of law and order, and he stressed that the minor incidents reported were not by organized criminals who looted UN convoys during the war. (AP)

At least nine Palestinians were killed and 40 others were left wounded after Israel Tuesday launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, news agency AP reported.

This operation came as Israel’s ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza entered its third day, bringing the 15-month conflict to a halt.

Israel's ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza does not apply to the West Bank, where Israeli troops have carried out near-daily raids during the war that often ignite gunbattles, as per the report.

The built-up Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank has long been the center of armed struggle, and has been a focus of Israeli raids. The Israeli military said in a statement that “forces have initiated a counterterrorism operation” in the area. (AP)