Israel Fears ‘3-Front War’ as Tensions Mount in West Bank

Palestinian anger explodes in West Bank as Israeli warplanes continue to pound Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’s deadly cross-border raid.

A Palestinian uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the north entrance of the Palestinian city of Ramallah, near Beit El Jewish settlement in the West Bank on Oct. 13, 2023. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images

As Israel gears up to invade the besieged Gaza Strip, military officials have voiced fears of a possible “third front” opening up in the next-door West Bank.

Speaking to Reuters on Oct. 20, Jonathan Conricus, an army spokesman, said Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas sought to “engulf” Israel in a “two- or three-front war.”