Israeli Forces Raid Tulkarem with Live Fire as West Bank Tensions Rise
πͺ WEST BANK β IDF raids Tulkarem while every other front is already on fire. π LOOK CLOSER: Tulkarem has been a recurring flashpoint, but sustained raids with live fire during active Lebanon, Hormuz, and Yemen escalation stretch IDF operational bandwidth visibly. Each West Bank flare-up compounds Palestinian Authority instability β the one actor Washington needs functional to maintain a non-Hamas governance argument. Timing here feeds Iranian messaging that Israel is overextended.