IDF braces for potential West Bank escalation following Abbas's upcoming UN address
IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth has ordered extra troops to secure shopping centers, roads, junctions, bus stops, hitchhiking posts, and communities.
Israeli forces raid Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank, August 11, 2025.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)ByAMIR BOHBOTUpdated: