12 Palestinians Killed, West Bank Mosque Desecrated In Israel Raids

The operation inside Jenin was met with anger by the Palestinian government, which described a "dangerous escalation" and criticised the desecration of a mosque by some Israeli troops. Israel's army said it would discipline the soldiers.

Israeli troops have killed 12 Palestinians in three days of raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, including one youth shot dead at a hospital, Palestinian officials and international health charities said on Thursday.

Palestinians see the West Bank as central to a future independent state. Allies of Israel backing its war against Hamas operatives in the separate Palestinian enclave of Gaza have urged restraint in the West Bank, including action to punish Israeli settlers accused of armed attacks on Palestinians.

The operation inside Jenin was met with anger by the Palestinian government, which described a "dangerous escalation" and criticised the desecration of a mosque by some Israeli troops. Israel's army said it would discipline the soldiers.