Israel moved forward with the military raid in the flashpoint city of Jenin late Friday as international criticism mounted.

The Palestinian Health Ministry on Friday reported the killing by Israeli forces of “an elderly man” in the city of Jenin, without specifying his age, bringing the total death toll from the military raids in the occupied territory to 20 since late Tuesday. Hamas has claimed at least 10 of those killed as its fighters.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, said the Palestinians killed in the West Bank raids included a person with disabilities and a number of children, without specifying how many. Palestinian health authorities also reported that a Palestinian doctor and two medics tending to patients in Jenin were wounded by Israeli fire.

Israeli forces have killed over 663 Palestinians in the West Bank, including at least 150 children, since the start of Israel's assault on Gaza.

The climbing deaths in the West Bank drew further international criticism of Israeli tactics on Friday, with European Union chief diplomat Josep Borrel saying that Israel’s frequent raids were “worsening an already tense situation.”

“Any escalation is a disaster in the making,” he added. “Israel’s genuine security concerns cannot justify civilian casualties and the destruction of infrastructure.”

The Israeli incursion in Jenin left a trail of destruction and cut off running water, internet, and electricity in the city.

Palestinians in the West Bank see the Israeli raids as a widening of the war in Gaza and an effort to perpetuate Israel’s decades-long military occupation of the territory.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online.