The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. It accused the network of broadcasting “inciting materials” and “misleading reports” that “provoke strife and interfere in Palestinian internal affairs,” Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, said Wednesday.

Popular support for the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has been in steady decline. Now, to burnish its credentials, the authority is taking on a militant stronghold in Jenin. The high-risk move is further dividing Palestinian society.

The Palestinian Authority says it has suspended broadcasting by the prominent Arab channel Al Jazeera in parts of the occupied West Bank, citing incitement and bias. Qatari-owned Al Jazeera expressed shock and denounced the decision as "an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories".

Hamas condemned the Palestinian Authority for attempting to "assassinate" members of the terror group, Hamas posted on Telegram Saturday. Hamas leader Abdul Rahman Shadid claimed, "What happened in Tulkarm Governorate,

Israeli forces have intensified military operations across the occupied West Bank, resulting in the deaths of at least three Palestinians. These actions follow a recent attack near a Jewish settlement that left three Israelis dead.