Five people were killed in an airstrike on the Jenin area in the north of the West Bank, and four others were killed in an attack on the village of Aqaba 20 kilometers further south, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the attack in Jenin was aimed at two cars.
According to the Israeli army, three Palestinians were also killed in an attack on the village of Kafr Qud west of Jenin. Two other Palestinians were captured.
Residents of Aqaba say that the Israeli soldiers moved into the village at dawn, surrounded a residential building and faced armed resistance from Palestinian youths.
The owner of the house and two others were killed, and another teenager was killed near a hospital, the governor of the Tubas area, Ahmed Assad, said.
– The army surrounded the house, and snipers took up positions on rooftops nearby and shot at anyone who moved, he says.
At least 617 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the occupied West Bank since October 7, an overview from the AFP news agency shows.
At the same time, 17 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank, according to Israeli authorities.
A Palestinian was killed by Israeli security forces at a roadblock between Bethlehem and Jerusalem on Tuesday. According to Israel, he was killed after attacking a member of the border police with a screwdriver.
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2024-08-07 10:46:01
