Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least four Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “large-scale and significant military operation.” The action, launched a day after US President Donald Trump declared he was lifting sanctions on violent Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian villages, was announced by Netanyahu as a new offensive against Iranian-backed militant groups. “We are acting systematically and resolutely against the Iranian axis wherever it extends its arms – in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Judea and Samaria,” Netanyahu said. Judea and Samaria are terms Israel uses for the occupied West Bank.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page. The military said soldiers, police and intelligence services had begun a counter-terrorism action in Jenin. It follows a weeks-long operation by Palestinian