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West Bank: Israeli soldiers kill 11 Palestinians in operations in Jenin

To the Israeli forces They continued their operations in the city for the second day west bank in Jenin in which, so far, 11 Palestinians have died and 24 have been injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health Palestinian authority.

Among those killed in these attacks that began on Tuesday are four children, said this same source.

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In the refugee camp in this city, the usual scene of operations by Israeli forces, explosions and gunshots could be heard and columns of smoke could be seen rising into the sky, according to an AFP correspondent.

He Israeli army He said his troops “exchanged fire with armed men and killed several terrorists, including two who were throwing explosives at the forces”.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa and the organization Doctors Without Borders They said one of those who died on Tuesday was a surgeon at a public hospital.

Palestinian media also reported the deaths of a teacher and a student, citing the hospital director.

The Israeli army said its forces raided the home of a man suspected of being involved in an attack on a civilian in a settlement in West Bank last year.

The Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas said that the operation in Jenin was a “slaughter”and the office of the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbasaccused Israel in “kill innocent people”.

Jenin and the adjacent refugee camp are a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups, a regular scene of Israeli army operations.

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The war in Gaza strip violence also increased West Bankoccupied by Israel since 1967.

At least 517 Palestinians have been killed in this territory by Israeli troops or settlers since the start of the conflict in October 7thaccording to Palestinian authorities.

On the other hand, Palestinian attacks killed 12 Israelis in the West Bank during this period, according to official Israeli data.

Source: Elcomercio

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