Israel establishing permanent military base in Jenin, report says The Israeli military is establishing a permanent base in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, marking the first such installation in an area under full Palestinian Authority civil and security control since the 1993 Oslo Accords, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. The new base, according to the army, is “intended to replace the presence of forces in residents’ homes [in the Jenin refugee camp], and to regulate troop deployment in the area from a long-term perspective, as part of creating the operational conditions for a safe withdrawal from the refugee camp," Haaretz reported.  The report said the base would be located near the Jenin refugee camp, where Israeli forces have conducted repeated operations since early 2025 that displaced thousands of residents and caused extensive damage to infrastructure. Sources cited by Haaretz said the base is also likely intended to support security operations and protect nearby Israeli settlements in the area.