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Operation Breakwater, also called Operation Break the Wave, was an operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Triggered by terrorism within Israel,[1] the main purpose was to reduce crime and violence in the West Bank.[2]
| Operation Breakwater | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict | |||||||
 IDF soldiers in the West Bank during Operation Breakwater. | |||||||
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 West Bank | ||||||
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149+ 2000 Arrested | ||||||
The IDF conducted several raids and participated in some fire exchanges, in which they were victorious. Around 149 Arabs died during the operation, and 2,000 were arrested.[3][4][5]
In the end of the operation, crime was heavily reduced and "hundreds of lives were saved".[6][7]
References
- ^ Koplow, Michael J. (8 September 2022). "The Intensification of the West Bank's Perpetual Catch-22". Israel Policy Forum. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Lappin, Yaakov (4 August 2022). "Operation Breakwater reins in terrorism in Judea and Samaria". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Shezaf, Hagar (4 January 2023). "2022 Saw Highest Number of Palestinians Killed in West Bank by Israeli Forces Since Second Intifada". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ McKernan, Bethan; Taha, Sufian (21 September 2022). "'It's going to explode': young Palestinians look to the gun amid Israeli offensive". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Fabian, Emanuel (31 March 2022). "31 arrested overnight in West Bank as IDF launches operation 'Breakwater'". Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Lappin, Yaakov (17 March 2023). "'IDF anti-terrorism operation has saved hundreds of Israeli lives'". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Gale, Ben (16 March 2023). "'Hundreds of Israeli lives saved by Operation Break the Wave'". Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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