17 Palestinians killed in Israeli military operation in West Bank cities: MOH
Occupied West Bank (Quds News Network) 17 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupation forces since the start of the ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank cities of Jenin, Tubas, and Tulkarm, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and medical sources, in what is said to be Israel’s largest assault there in 20 years.
On Wednesday, Israel launched its largest offensive on the occupied West Bank cities of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Tubas since the Second Intifada, attacking the three cities from land and air.
The assault began just after midnight local time (21:00 GMT) after undercover Israeli soldiers entered the Jenin refugee camp and the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm.
In Tubas, Israeli troops arrived via military helicopters and led the assault there, particularly in the Far’a refugee camp, according to Israeli and Palestinian media.
Large numbers of Israeli forces then raided the camps and besieged hospitals, preventing paramedics from reaching them, according to eyewitnesses and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
A siege has been imposed on all the three cities, cutting them off from the rest of the Palestinian territories.
Israeli military sources reportedly said the attack was expected to last several days.
Israel has killed 664 Palestinians and injured about 5,400 in the West Bank since the start of the genocide war on Gaza on October 7.