Ten Palestinians Killed In Israeli Operation In West Bank: Red Crescent

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Nablus: At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank, a spokesman for the Red Crescent said Wednesday.

Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, according to Red Crescent’s Ahmed Jibril. He added that 15 others had been wounded.

The Israeli army stated early Wednesday that it was conducting an “operation to thwart terrorism in Jenin and Tulkarm” in the northern West Bank. This operation follows an air strike reported by Israel two days earlier on the West Bank, which the Palestinian Authority claimed resulted in five deaths.

Violence in the West Bank has escalated in parallel with the war in Gaza. Over 640 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers since Hamas’s attack on October 7, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry figures.

During the same period, at least 19 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks, according to Israeli officials.