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Clashes between Palestinian security forces and resistance fighters in the occupied West Bank have continued for over a week, escalating violence in the region. On Saturday, a man was killed—identified by Hamas as a fighter—and several people, including both militants and Palestinian Authority (PA) personnel, were wounded. The city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, has been at the epicentre of the violence. The clashes began after the PA, which coordinates security with Israel, arrested several militants. In response, the Islamic Jihad military wing called for Palestinians in the West Bank to "strike, declare a general mobilisation, and a day of rage" in solidarity with Jenin camp militants. Hamas, the PA's rival and dominant force in Gaza, accused the security forces of "deliberate targeting" of fighters and individuals wanted by Israel. The PA exercises partial administrative control in the West Bank, a territory Israel has occupied since 1967. The recent clashes add to the escalating violence in the West Bank, which has seen a surge in Israeli military raids and settler attacks since the Gaza war began in October 2023.