Six Palestinians and one Israeli police officer have been killed as combating flares once more within the occupied West Financial institution.
A minimum of six Palestinians are reported to have been killed by an Israeli drone raid within the metropolis of Jenin within the occupied West Financial institution.
The assault on the town, host to a big refugee camp, got here amid a number of Israeli raids throughout the West Financial institution in a single day, the Palestinian Ministry of Well being reported on Sunday. Israeli officers famous {that a} police officer was additionally killed throughout the operations.
Witnesses stated human stays have been scattered on the web site of the drone assault in Jenin.
“We have now seen some fairly grotesque footage of quite a lot of our bodies mendacity on the ground. Individuals say these focused have been civilians,” stated Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem.
The strike focused a gathering of residents in Jenin, the Well being Ministry stated. 4 brothers have been reportedly among the many useless.
Israel asserted that its plane had fired on “Palestinian militants who had attacked troops”.
Witnesses stated the assault befell as Israeli forces have been withdrawing.
The Israeli military stormed Jenin at about 1am (23:00 GMT on Saturday) and left at about 5am (03:00 GMT), Al Jazeera’s Khan stated.
“We all know that there was not less than one IED [improvised explosive device] that exploded and destroyed an Israeli military car,” she stated, including that there was “fierce resistance” from fighters within the camp.
A border police officer was killed and not less than 4 Israeli troopers have been wounded when their car was hit by the IED blast, Israel stated.
A helicopter helped rescue them with overlaying fireplace, the army stated, including that an plane fired at a “terrorist squad that hurled explosives and endangered our forces, quite a lot of terrorists have been killed”.
“That is simply a part of the nightly raids that we’re witnessing within the occupied West Financial institution,” stated Khan.
The Jenin Brigades, an armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad motion, issued a press release claiming duty for the assault on the Israeli forces.
“We all know, not less than 5,600 folks have been arrested, greater than 3,000 injured and with this newest loss of life toll, we’re round 332 Palestinians killed within the occupied West Financial institution since October 7,” Khan stated.
Al Jazeera’s staff within the occupied West Financial institution reported that Israeli forces additionally raided the cities of Nablus, Hebron, Qalqilya, and Jericho in a single day.
In Nablus, Israeli forces arrested a younger Palestinian after raiding her dwelling, in line with video footage verified by Al Jazeera.
Nightly raids by the Israeli military have been happening for nearly two years, however they’ve intensified following the assault by Hamas on October 7, which killed about 1,140 folks in Israel.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has since killed not less than 22,722 Palestinians and injured greater than 58,000 folks.
The in a single day raids on Jenin befell amid US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s go to to the area. He is because of go to some Arab states, in addition to Israel and the occupied West Financial institution.
