2024–2025 Palestinian Authority operation in Jenin

On 5 December 2024, the Palestinian Authority (PA) began a large-scale operation in the West Bank city of Jenin against the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia. The PA called it "Operation Protect the Homeland" and said it was launched in order to "eradicate sedition and chaos" in the West Bank, portraying militants as agents of instability that are indirectly aiding the Israeli far-right, which has sought to weaken the PA.

The operation marked the largest and most violent confrontation that the PA has had with West Bank militants, and analysts have referred to the events as "the most fierce" inter-Palestinian fighting since the 2007 Battle of Gaza. It also marked the first time in several years that PA forces conducted a large-scale incursion into the militant-controlled Jenin refugee camp, where most of the fighting has been concentrated.

During the operation, multiple reports of human rights abuses committed by Palestinian Authority forces in Jenin surfaced, and the PA shut down Al Jazeera in the Palestinian enclaves for airing such reports.

On 17 January 2025, the Palestinian Authority reached a deal with the Jenin Brigades for ending the standoff in Jenin and its refugee camp. The deal failed as fighting resumed two days later. On 21 January, the operation effectively came to a halt, when PA forces withdrew from their positions as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a major raid on the Jenin camp.