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Killed what it calls nine palestinian terrorists. Israel has called its attacks a counter terrorism operation targeting what it described as a mixture of terror groups and terror cells. It claims iran, which backs hamas, is trying to open a new front against israel in the west bank. The israeli raids took place in the cities ofjenin, nablus, tulkarm, believed to be the first time in some 20 years that several west bank cities have been targeted at the same time. Let s take a closer look at the west bank and what it actually is. It s land on the west bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. It s been occupied by israel since the 1967 middle east war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. The international court ofjustice has let s cross live now tojerusalem where we can speak to our correspondent yolande knell. Just bring us up to date on this operation. Just bring us uptodate on this operation operation. Th
Its foreign minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of dire and dangerous results. Palestinian president mahmoud abbas has cut short a visit to saudi arabia because of the attacks. Let s take a closer look at the west bank and what it actually is. It s land on the west bank of the riverjordan and bounded by israel and jordan. It s been occupied by israel since the 1967 middle east war, but decades of talks between israel and the palestinians have left its final status unresolved. 0ur middle east correspondent, lucy williamson, has just sent this update from jenin. There are israeli jeeps, israeli armoured vehicles moving around the entrance tojenin s government hospital behind me. You can see an ambulance coming through now as well. The hospital entrance isjust behind this army vehicle here. Staff inside the hospital say that since last night, the army
Surrounding hospitals. Israel claims it has killed, what it says, are nine palestinian terrorists. Its foreign minister, israel katz, has described the situation as a war that must be won. A senior palestinian official, has accused israel of trying to escalate the war in gaza and warned of dire but this operation, but this operation, looks a bit different, looks a bit different, it is a part of a wider, it is a part of a wider, coordinated operation coordinated operation across the northern west bank. Across the northern west bank. These kinds of operations these kinds of operations going on in several cities. Going on in several cities. What is not entirely clear what is not entirely clear at the moment is why this at the moment is why this operation is taking place now. Operation is taking place now. The kind of extensive the kind of extensive operation that people here haven t seen in decades. Operation that people here haven t seen in decades. Israel s foreign minister says israel
And charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. Energy bills will rise again in october, when the price cap increases by 10%. Rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. The conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. Our political correspondent iain watson reports. Energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. We are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. We are already seeing record numbers of people coming to us with energy debt in the height of summer. That is only going to get worse when the energy price cap rises. From october, the energy regulator ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10%, and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. This morning, the government brought together big energy companies, the regulator, and citizens advice bureau to discuss what more could be don