A committee of Palestinian notables on Saturday said that an agreement had been reached to end fighting in the West Bank between security forces from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and extremists in the city of Jenin.
The deal was announced by community leaders in Jenin but has not been confirmed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, has seen clashes in recent months between PA forces and fighters from the so-called Jenin Battalion, consisting of members of the Islamist militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The deal to end the fighting in Jenin follows the reported resumption of Israeli airstrikes in the city earlier this week, with the Palestinian Health Ministry recording 12 people killed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
It comes one day before a ceasefire is set to take effect between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The PA, which was expelled from the Gaza Strip by Hamas two decades ago, is seeking to take over the territory’s administration following the end of the conflict.
The tense situation in the West Bank has significantly worsened since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, which sparked the conflict in Gaza.
Since then, at least 816 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in Israeli military operations and armed clashes, according to the Health Ministry in Ramallah.
