Ten Palestinians Killed as Israeli Forces Launch Major Operation in Jenin [View all]

Source: BBC

At least ten Palestinians have been killed and nearly 40 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in the Jenin area in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Palestinian media reported there were several air strikes as a large number of troops entered the city and its refugee camp, backed by drones, helicopters, and armored bulldozers. The director of Jenin's Government hospital, Dr Wissam Bakr, also told the agency that three doctors and two nurses were among those wounded by Israeli gunfire.

A medical worker at another hospital, al-Amal, told the British charity Medical Aid for Palestinians: "I was called in [on Tuesday] due to the surge of injuries, and the moment I stepped out of the car making my way to the emergency entrance a sniper shot me below the knee. Another doctor was shot in the same spot," they added. "The Israeli army is shooting non-stop."

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