28 August Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesman
Avichay Adraee announced a
counterterrorism operation called "Summer Camps" in a joint statement with the
Shin Bet. Israeli foreign minister
Israel Katz stated that the operation was a "full-fledged war" focused on stamping out "terrorist infrastructures", accusing
Iran of trying to establish an "eastern terrorist front" against Israel in the West Bank by funding and arming local militants. The Israeli operation came about following a failed
suicide bombing in Tel Aviv by a Hamas operative, and calls by Hamas for the renewal of
suicide attacks. as well as
bulldozers and
air support, began operating in Tulkarm and Jenin. Operations were also reported in al-Fara'a refugee camp, near
Tubas. Entry points into Tulkarm and Jenin were blocked off by the IDF, which also encircled two hospitals in Tulkarm.
30 August Israeli Border Police forces killed Wassem Hazem, the head of Hamas in Jenin, near the town of
Zababdeh. The
Jenin Brigades reported "fierce clashes" with Israeli soldiers inside Jenin. The
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades used two car bombs to attack Israeli settlements near
Hebron.
31 August The IDF announced that a squad commander of the
Bislamach Brigade's 906th Battalion was killed and three others were injured during a shootout with two Hamas fighters in Jenin. Both militants were also killed.
1 September Three Israeli police officers were shot dead by a gunman from
Hebron close to
Tarqumiyah checkpoint on
route 35 in the
Hebron Governorate of Palestine. The
Khalil al-Rahman Brigade claimed responsibility for the shooting, which was praised by
Hamas.
3 September A Palestinian girl, Lujain Musleh, aged 16, was reportedly shot dead by the Israeli military in
Kafr Dan when she looked out of her home's window; the Israeli military responded that "terrorists opened fire at IDF soldiers in the area, and in response the soldiers fired back at a suspect who observed the forces in the area, in order to remove a threat".
6 September The IDF withdrew from Jenin, Tulkarm, and their refugee camps. Following the Israeli withdrawal from Jenin, militants were seen parading through the city. There was speculation that the withdrawals signified the operation had concluded, but Israel clarified that it was not over and that its forces would continue military actions "in order to achieve the objectives of the counterterrorism operation".
9 September It was reported that the
Palestinian Authority (PA) agreed to a new security deal with Israel that would see its
National Security Forces working alongside the IDF in the West Bank to counter militancy when the Israeli operation concludes.
10 September The IDF returned to operate inside Tulkarm and its surrounding refugee camps.
11 September An Israeli airstrike near Tubas killed five people. A Palestinian militant carried out a ramming attack near the
Givat Asaf settlement, killing one IDF soldier.
12 September The IDF withdrew from Tulkarm. The IDF killed 10 people during a raid into al-Fara'a camp, including a UNRWA worker whom Israel accused of participating in Palestinian militancy.
19 September The IDF battled Palestinian militias in
Qabatiya, where it also conducted an airstrike that killed four militants, including Shadi Zakarneh, a local commander. Soldiers were seen kicking and throwing the corpses of dead militants off a rooftop in the city. The
al-Quds Brigades of PIJ targeted the
Shaked settlement with gunfire.
21 September The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades targeted an IDF checkpoint at
Mount Gerzim with gunfire.
26 September The IDF conducted a situational assessment in the West Bank to review how to prevent attacks from Palestinian militants ahead of upcoming
Jewish holidays.
30 September In
Balata Camp outside
Nablus, four IDF soldiers, including one from the elite
Duvdevan Unit, were wounded during an exchange of fire with militants.
3 October An Israeli airstrike on a café in the Tulkarm refugee camp killed at least 20 people, including Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi and Ayyth Radwan, the heads of the local Hamas and PIJ branches, respectively. It was the first Israeli strike on Tulkarm since 2002 during Operation Defensive Shield. Several civilians including elderly and children were killed in the airstrike, which was the deadliest since the
Second Intifada of 2000–2005. Laith Jaar, an
Al Jazeera journalist who was covering the bombing was assaulted by a PA security officer, who threatened to shoot him. Jaar was subsequently arrested and detained by the PA security forces, but was released the next day.
4 October An Israeli airstrike on a building in the
Tulkarm refugee camp killed 12 Hamas and PIJ members who had gathered to plan an attack against Israel. == Aftermath ==