Israeli forces raided the occupied West Financial institution Metropolis of Jenin early Thursday and killed a minimum of 9 Palestinians, together with a 60-year-old girl, in response to the Palestinian well being ministry.
The Israeli military and an area armed Palestinian group stated {that a} gun battle between the Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen broke out amid the raid.
Greater than a dozen folks have been injured from tear fuel inhalation or gunfire, the Palestinian well being ministry and Palestinian Purple Crescent stated. They accused Israeli troops of storming a hospital, firing tear fuel within the hallways, and stopping ambulances from reaching the injured.
The Israeli military stated the raid was a “counterterrorism operation” and denied storming the hospital or firing tear fuel.
Officers from the Palestinian Authority, which administers components of the West Financial institution, condemned the raid and killings, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stated that Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians, motivated by a way of impunity. He referred to as on the United Nations and worldwide human rights teams to urgently intervene to guard Palestinians and stop additional bloodshed.
The deaths dropped at 29 the variety of Palestinians killed within the West Financial institution thus far this 12 months, together with a minimum of 5 youngsters. Final 12 months, a minimum of 166 Palestinians have been killed within the West Financial institution and East Jerusalem, the deadliest 12 months for Palestinians because the United Nations started monitoring in 2005. The bulk have been civilians, in response to the United Nations and Palestinian human rights teams.
The toll rose as Israel stepped up army raids within the West Financial institution within the spring of 2022 after Palestinian assailants carried out a collection of attacks, killing 19 Israelis and foreigners, most of them civilians, within the worst spate of killings in years.
