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Kashif verified the claim and found it to be fabricated. Israeli-Hebrew affairs team at Kashif searched and found no mention of Smotrich’s announcement about expanding the military operation in Nablus. In his\u00a0most recent statement<\/a>\u00a0regarding the renewed aggression on the Gaza Strip, Smotrich said, “Up until this moment, we have remained in the government despite our opposition to the deal, and we are more determined than ever to complete the mission and destroy Hamas.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kashif also clarifies that the authority to make decisions and expand military operations lies with the Israeli Minister of Defense, Yisrael Katz, not the Minister of Finance in the occupation government, Bezalel Smotrich. Furthermore, the ongoing military operation in the West Bank since January 2025 has been dubbed\u00a0“Operation Iron Wall”<\/a>\u00a0by the occupation army , not “Operation Iron Fist.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Israeli occupation army<\/a>\u00a0announced on 18\/3\/2025, that it had begun intensive activity in the city of Nablus as part of the \u201cThwarting Terrorism\u201d operation in the West Bank. It added: \u201cDuring the operation, its forces were able to arrest three wanted persons, kill one wanted person, and injure others.\u201d However, it did not announce an expansion of Operation Iron Wall in the city of Nablus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Israeli occupation forces\u00a0stormed<\/a>\u00a0the Al-Ain refugee camp, west of Nablus, at dawn on Wednesday, 19\/3\/2025, and forced dozens of families to flee their homes. They withdrew after 14 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n