In addition to Jenin governorate, Israeli forces have been stepping up their operation across the occupied West Bank.
Hamas confirms Qutaiba al-Shalabi and Mohammed Nazal carried out attack; defense minister says Gaza lessons being applied in West Bank amid major Jenin operation
The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces, killed two armed Palestinians in Jenin during the night, as its major campaign in the northern West Bank city enters its third day.It said the men were confronted near Jenin,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.
Jenin Deputy Governor Mansour al-Saadi warned on Thursday of an Israeli military plan to carry out a large-scale invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, likening the potential operation to the Israeli genocide conducted in northern Gaza.
Mansour Saadi, deputy governor of Jenin, was quoted as saying by the Wafa news agency that the Israeli army “blocked all four main entrances to the city and its refugee camp with earth mounds, preventing entry and exit”.
PA forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jenin, as Israel’s military offensive in West Bank town and refugee camp entered a second day.
Israeli army continues military offensive in Jenin since Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, injuring 40 others - Anadolu Ajansı
The military attack on Jenin began on Tuesday. At least 12 Palestinians have been killed across the governorate.
Gunfire and explosions rocked the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, as the Israeli military kept up a large-scale raid for a second day.
The Israeli military launched a large raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring 40 others, according to Palestinian health officials.