This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.A variety of local Palestinian militias have been formed in the West Bank to fight against Israel, which has occupied the region since 1967.
[4] Nonetheless, PIJ remains the most popular faction in the West Bank,[2][5] and boasts a greater number of brigades/battalions compared to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades or Hamas.
[6] Compared to the Second Intifada, less militant violence in the West Bank occurred over the following years, culled by both Israel and the autonomous Palestinian Authority (PA) under Mahmoud Abbas.
Near-daily IDF incursions have been described as turning the West Bank into a "war zone", and consist of both air and ground maneuvers against militant targets which frequently leave civilians trapped in the middle.
[17][18] The situation has been described as "a classic case of insurgency" where "an entrenched local resistance leverages its intimate knowledge of the geography of the camp, strong community support, and adaptive tactics to counter a more conventionally powerful military opponent.