Why is Israel cracking down on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
There is no ceasefire in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in Jenin targeting a hospital and refugee camp. Meanwhile, a new US administration has endorsed Israel’s “biblical dominion” and lifted sanctions on settlers. What does this new escalation mean for Palestinians, and what might come next?
In this episode:
- Zena Tahhan (@zenatahhan), Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Amy Walters with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Khaled Soltan, Marcos Bartolome, Melanie Marich, Hagir Saleh, Hanah Shokeir, and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, Israel pivots from Gaza and doubles down on the West Bank. |
| 0:16.8 | It's the Israeli military's biggest operation in the occupied West Bank since the start of the new year. |
| 0:23.6 | With Donald Trump in the White House, what does this mean for Palestinians in the occupied territory? |
| 0:31.3 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is the take. |
| 0:47.2 | The situation inside is very sad that these people have socially, financially, they are destroyed. |
| 0:50.1 | They have no one to defend them. |
| 0:52.0 | They have no one to support them. |
| 0:54.2 | The Palestinian Authority is trying to destroy them as much as Israel is. And it's not just about Janine. If it's Janine today, it will be at the rest |
| 1:00.1 | of the West Bank tomorrow. My name is Zainatahann. I'm a Palestinian journalist. I'm based |
| 1:08.6 | between occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank. I've been |
| 1:12.7 | covering Palestine mainly as a print journalist initially, and then now I'm also doing TV |
| 1:18.8 | videos for social media and things like that. Well, welcome to the take. Thank you. You've been |
| 1:25.6 | busy reporting from Jerusalem and the West Bank, and we're catching you today |
| 1:29.3 | in between live shots. |
| 1:30.3 | So there are other reporters that might be heard in the background, but that's because |
| 1:34.3 | you're very busy. |
| 1:35.3 | So thank you for your time. |
| 1:36.3 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:37.3 | Zana, following a year and a half of horror for Palestinians, earlier this week, people |
| 1:43.3 | were out in the streets of the West Bank |
| 1:44.9 | celebrating this ceasefire, but the mood has quickly changed. |
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