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Operation Break the Wave, also called Operation Breakwater, was a military operation launched by Israel on 31 March 2022 in response to the deadliest surge in Palestinian gun and knife attacks targeting Israelis in years. Following several attacks by Palestinians on Israelis, including a 22 March stabbing attack in Be'er Sheva killed 4 Israeli civilians, an attack in Bnei B'rak on 24 March, and

Some were carried out by Palestinian citizens of Israel who were supporters of the so-called Islamic State group. But several were Palestinian gunmen from Jenin, including Ra'ad Hazem who shot dead three Israelis in a bar in Tel Aviv and was later killed by security forces. It put Jenin back in focus. Israeli search, arrest and home demolition raids in the city and nearby Nablus became near nightly.

Between March and May 2022, terrorists primarily from the West Bank carried out a series of attacks in Israel, murdering 19 people. In response, the IDF has carried out near-nightly raids into the West Bank. This has caused friction between the IDF and the Palestinian population. However, without these operations, West Bank security could very well have deteriorated further. Israeli security forces have arrested more than 2,000 terrorists and disrupted dozens of attacks.