Israeli raids kill 8 Palestinians in West Bank: ministry
The Hindu
The Israeli army on Friday said its forces were “operating against Hamas” across the West Bank, with operations in Jenin and the northern city of Nablus.
Israeli forces on Friday killed seven Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as violence surges in the occupied territory in tandem with the Gaza war.
It said three men aged between 17 and 26 were killed in the northern city of Jenin, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups and the target of frequent military incursions.
According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, two of them died when a drone strike hit a house in the city's refugee camp.
The Israeli army on Friday said its forces were "operating against Hamas" across the West Bank, with operations in Jenin and the northern city of Nablus.
In the southern city of Hebron, two more Palestinians aged 33 and 36 were killed during a military raid on Fawwar refugee camp, the ministry and Wafa said.
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