FACT CHECK · WEST BANK
Claim: West Bank raids only hit peaceful villages
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Shin Bet: it foiled 1,040 major attacks from the West Bank and Jerusalem in 2024, incl. 689 planned shootings and 326 bombs. Even so, 46 Israelis were killed in terror attacks that year.
SOURCE
Shin Bet annual data, 31 Dec 2024 (Times of Israel; FDD 6 Jan 2025); INSS terror summary 2023-2024
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