Five Palestinians dead and more than 60 injured, 18 of them in serious condition, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa: This is the updated number of fighting that raged between militias and Israeli soldiers in Jenin in the West Bank today. Among the injured is a Palestinian cameraman who was shot in the stomach while filming the incident from the roof of a house. The Israeli military broadcaster added that one of the seven soldiers injured in the shooting had deteriorated. According to the broadcaster, fighting has been going on in Jenin for eight hours.
The identity of the fifth victim is not yet known, while the fourth dead has been identified: they are Qais Majdi Adel Jabareen (21 years old), who is Khaled Azzam Darwish (21 years old), Ahmed Yusef Saqr (15) and Qassam Faisal joins Abu Sarya (29). The number of injured is now 60, 18 of them are considered serious.
Wafa said the army entered Jenin to arrest a number of suspects, including the son of a senior Hamas West Bank official, Jamal Abu al-Hiya, who is in prison in Israel.
Earlier, the Palestinian health authorities released an initial assessment of 18 people injured in the bullet clashes, three of whom were in critical condition, and subsequently announced that one of the now 22 wounded was dead.
For its part, an Israeli military spokesman said the army’s operation in Jenin aimed to “capture two wanted suspects” with “a massive exchange of fire between soldiers and gunmen in the area” still ongoing, adding that “a large number of explosive devices in use” was thrown at the responding soldiers”. In addition, “a military vehicle was hit by a bomb while leaving the city. The vehicle was damaged.”
After “armed men were identified, army helicopters opened fire to help the soldiers evacuate.” videos on social media
Show at least one missile launched from the helicopter. The army spokesman also added that seven Israeli soldiers were injured in ongoing clashes with Palestinians in Jenin. Two are soldiers (not seriously injured) and five are border police officers (not seriously injured). All were transported to the hospital.
Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for Palestinian President Abu Mazen, appealed to the international community, and in particular the Biden government, to intervene “to put an end to the Israeli madness” following today’s violent clashes. “The ongoing massacres being carried out by the occupiers,” Abu Rudeina said, according to the Wafa news agency, “are attempts by Israel to blow up the region and draw everyone in.”
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