Israeli special forces killed on Wednesday at least nine PalestiniansAnd They injured eleven othersduring ground and air military raids this morning at three different points in the north of the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank.
According to Red Crescent emergency services sources, four Palestinians were killed on Wednesday morning in an Israeli attack in the Fara refugee camp in Tubas, two others in Jenin and three others when an Israeli drone attacked a vehicle in the nearby town of Seir.
According to military sources, the Armed Forces launched a large-scale “anti-terrorist operation” this morning in West Bankwhich, besides Jenin and Tubas, included central areas such as Nablus or Tulkarem; with the help of drones and combat helicopters.
The Jenin and Tulkarem brigades, in the two hottest geographic centers of the Palestinian armed resistance in the West Bank, have already reported around midnight clashes and crossfire against Israeli troops, who stormed in with snipers, infantry, military vehicles and bulldozers to destroy infrastructure.
The city of Jenin It was completely surrounded, with no access to the government hospital and with difficulties for ambulances to reach the wounded due to the blockade and blocked streets, the Red Crescent denounced.
“(This is) an attempt by the (Israeli) entity to impose new facts on the ground aimed at subjugating the occupied West Bank, annexing it and asserting its control over our sacred places in an existential war against the Palestinian people,” he denounced in a statement today. Palestinian Islamic Jihadwhich confirms the “fierce fighting” waged by its armed branch, the Al Qods Brigades.
According to Palestinian sources, the siege and exchanges of fire continue, and in cities such as Tulkarem, where the refugee camp is located, Nour ShamsThe army killed five Palestinians yesterday in a drone attack, which could last for several days.
The occupied West Bank is experiencing its greatest spiral of violence in the last two decades, and so far in 2024, more than 310 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, mostly militiamen but also civilians, including about 50 minors, according to an Efe analysis based on Palestinian health data.
The Israeli army has stepped up its already frequent raids West Bank after the Hamas attack on October 7, and since then some 650 Palestinians have died in violent incidents with troops and a dozen with settlers, including at least 147 minors.
On the Israeli side, 22 people have died so far this year (11 uniformed officers and 11 civilians, including at least six settlers), most in attacks carried out by Palestinians, such as shootings or stabbings.
