An elderly woman was reported among the dead in the town of Jenin.
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| Damaged vehicles after the Israeli Military raid in the town of Jenin. Photo: Raneen Sawafta/Reuters via TheGuardian |
Palestinian officials say, nine Palestinians have lost their lives in an Israeli Military raid in the occupied West Bank – the deadliest in years.
The Israeli Military said, it had taken action to prevent major attacks by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
During an attempt to arrest members of the group, three militants opened fire towards the troop and were killed, it further said. A fourth was arrested after surrendering.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), in a statement, said, “The security forces operated to surround the building in which the suspects were located. Two armed suspects were identified fleeing the scene and were neutralized.
“One of the suspects who was in the building surrendered himself to the security forces. IDF combat engineering soldiers entered the building in order to detonate two explosive devices used by the suspects, where there was an additional armed suspect, who was neutralized by the soldiers at the scene.”
As revealed by the military, during the raid, some Palestinian gunmen shot at the troops, and the troops quickly responded with live fire and “hits were identified”.
