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Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin | |
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Israeli media said the military had acted to foil "a major attack" by militants | Israeli media said the military had acted to foil "a major attack" by militants |
Nine Palestinians, including an elderly woman, have been killed in an Israeli military raid in the occupied West bank, Palestinian officials say. | |
The Palestinian health minister warned that the situation was "critical" in Jenin, with many other people injured and ambulances unable to reach them. | The Palestinian health minister warned that the situation was "critical" in Jenin, with many other people injured and ambulances unable to reach them. |
The children's ward of a local hospital was hit by Israeli tear gas, she said. | The children's ward of a local hospital was hit by Israeli tear gas, she said. |
Israel's military released few details, but Israeli media said it had acted to foil "a major attack" by militants. | Israel's military released few details, but Israeli media said it had acted to foil "a major attack" by militants. |
The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they were battling Israeli troops in the flashpoint town, where there have been repeated Israeli raids. | |
Tensions have recently risen in the West Bank as the Israeli military continues what it describes as an anti-terrorism offensive. | |
At least 29 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank so far this year, including militants and civilians. | |
Last year, more than 150 Palestinians were killed, nearly all by Israeli forces, while a series of Palestinian attacks targeting Israelis, as well as militant gunfire at troops during arrest raids, killed more than 30 people, including civilians, police and soldiers. |