Tue 07 March 2023:
At least three Palestinians have been killed and nine others wounded on Tuesday in the latest Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
An undercover Israeli unit was discovered in Jenin refugee camp around 3 pm before large military reinforcements followed it, eyewitnesses told Middle East Eye.
Dozens of armoured vehicles, military helicopters, snipers, drones and bulldozers were used in the raid.
Media coverage: “A sad farewell to 26-year-old Palestinian freedom fighter Mohammad Ghazzawi who killed in today’s Israeli brutal aggression on Jenin.” pic.twitter.com/8Orb4RjBk2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 7, 2023
Sari Sammour, a Jenin-based activist, said Israeli forces surrounded more than one building and attacked them with several missiles. It was not immediately clear who was inside each one.
One of the other buildings housed Iyyad al-Azmi, the father of Amjad al-Azmi who was recently killed by Israeli forces.
The Palestinian health ministry said three people have been killed so far, including a 26-year-old man who died from gunshot wounds to the chest.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society told local media it has been receiving calls from inside the camp to evacuate the wounded. One Palestinian was reportedly hit with bullets.
#BREAKING Israeli forces kill six in Jenin raid: Palestinian health ministry pic.twitter.com/m97Cg7DRSf
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 7, 2023
The Jenin Brigade and other Palestinian armed groups in the city said they were engaging Israeli soldiers in heavy armed clashes.
The Israeli military also confirmed it was operating in the city and clashing with Palestinians.
Hebrew-language media reports, without citing sources, say four Palestinians have been killed during the IDF raid in Jenin, including the alleged Palestinian who carried out a deadly shooting attack in the West Bank town of Huwara last week.
Palestinians claim to shoot down small IDF drone during Jenin raid
لحظة اسقاط كتيبة جنين طائرة مسيّرة تتبع لجيش الإحتلال pic.twitter.com/Y88bwugM9y
— يونس الزعتري #عين_على_العدو (@YounesZaatari) March 7, 2023
A video published by Palestinian media outlets shows the drone falling from the sky, and another clip shows Palestinians picking it up.
In Nablus, Israeli occupation forces stormed the Askar refugee camp and arrested three Palestinian youths after besieging a house in the city.
The stormings of Jenin and Nablus come a few hours after illegal Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers.
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