The army has regained its freedom of action, opening 11 km of roads in three major “refugee camps.”The IDF has been carrying out “unprecedented operations” in major Palestinian terror hotbeds in Samaria over the last eight months that have borne excellent fruit, the colonel in charge of Central Command’s engineering division told Ynet on Sunday.

Referring specifically to the most dangerous neighborhoods of Tulkarem, Jenin and Nur a-Shams, which are misleadingly called “refugee camps,” Col. A. said, “You have to understand that the bold win, and when you freeze in place and fear your own shadow, bad things happen. Today we are carrying out unprecedented operations here, things that have never been done here before.”

Since January 2025, Operation Iron Wall has been concentrating on northern Samaria, with the IDF’s stated aims being to preserve IDF mobility, neutralize terrorist infrastructure and eliminate imminent (“ticking bomb”) threats.