Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in occupied West Bank

AFP , AP , Wednesday 28 Aug 2024

At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank, a spokesman for the Red Crescent said Wednesday.

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An Israeli military vehicle drives down a road during a raid in northern city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on August 28, 2024. AFP

 

Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, said the Red Crescent's Ahmed Jibril.

He added that 15 others had been wounded.

The governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu al-Rub, said on Palestinian radio that Israeli forces had surrounded the city, blocking exit and entry points and access to hospitals, and ripping up infrastructure in the camp.

The Israeli military confirmed it was operating in Jenin and Tulkarem, another West Bank city.

The operation comes two days after Israel said it carried out an air strike on the West Bank that the Palestinian Authority reported killed five people.

Violence in the West Bank has surged alongside the war in Gaza, with more than 640 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops and settlers since October 7, according to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry figures.

 

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