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| Two Palestinian boys killed during Israeli raid in West Bank | Two Palestinian boys killed during Israeli raid in West Bank |
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| Basel Abu al-Wafa's body was wrapped in a Hamas flag - something a relative said he would not have wanted | Basel Abu al-Wafa's body was wrapped in a Hamas flag - something a relative said he would not have wanted |
| Four Palestinians, including two children, have been killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. | Four Palestinians, including two children, have been killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say. |
| CCTV videos appeared to show eight-year-old Adam al-Ghoul and Basel Abu al-Wafa, 14, being shot during the same incident in the city of Jenin. | CCTV videos appeared to show eight-year-old Adam al-Ghoul and Basel Abu al-Wafa, 14, being shot during the same incident in the city of Jenin. |
| The Israeli military said suspects threw explosive devices at its soldiers and that they responded with live fire. | The Israeli military said suspects threw explosive devices at its soldiers and that they responded with live fire. |
| It also said troops killed "two high-ranking terrorists" during the raid. | It also said troops killed "two high-ranking terrorists" during the raid. |
| There has been a surge in violence in the West Bank since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 7 October. | There has been a surge in violence in the West Bank since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, triggered by Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 7 October. |
| Several buildings were destroyed during the Israeli operation in Jenin and its refugee camp | Several buildings were destroyed during the Israeli operation in Jenin and its refugee camp |
| Footage shows a small figure on a security camera video turning and starting to run, before falling sharply to the ground. His eight-year-old body is easily dragged from the road by a friend. | Footage shows a small figure on a security camera video turning and starting to run, before falling sharply to the ground. His eight-year-old body is easily dragged from the road by a friend. |
| The life of Adam al-Ghoul ended in Jenin on Wednesday with a shot to the head, as Israeli forces withdrew from a military operation in the refugee camp there. | The life of Adam al-Ghoul ended in Jenin on Wednesday with a shot to the head, as Israeli forces withdrew from a military operation in the refugee camp there. |
| Nearby, his 14-year-old friend, Basel Abu al-Wafa was fighting for his life after being shot in the chest, with gunfire hitting the ground around him. | Nearby, his 14-year-old friend, Basel Abu al-Wafa was fighting for his life after being shot in the chest, with gunfire hitting the ground around him. |
| At Jenin Hospital, both boys were declared dead. | At Jenin Hospital, both boys were declared dead. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that during "activity in the Jenin camp, a number of suspects hurled explosive devices toward IDF soldiers". | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that during "activity in the Jenin camp, a number of suspects hurled explosive devices toward IDF soldiers". |
| "The soldiers responded with live fire toward the suspects and hits were identified." | "The soldiers responded with live fire toward the suspects and hits were identified." |
| These screengrabs from two CCTV videos show Basel Abu al-Wafa (Left; centre foreground) and Adam al-Ghoul (Right; centre foreground) moments before they were shot | |
| As Basel's body was prepared for burial in the crowded hospital morgue, a relative watched as the teenager was wrapped in the green flag of Hamas. It wasn't what Basel would have wanted, he told the BBC. | As Basel's body was prepared for burial in the crowded hospital morgue, a relative watched as the teenager was wrapped in the green flag of Hamas. It wasn't what Basel would have wanted, he told the BBC. |
| "He's innocent, not from the militias," he said, teetering between anger and grief. "He's perfect in school, a good boy, kind." | "He's innocent, not from the militias," he said, teetering between anger and grief. "He's perfect in school, a good boy, kind." |
| The hospital director, Dr Wissam Bakr, said the boys' wounds - from shots to the head and chest - showed that they were intentionally killed. | The hospital director, Dr Wissam Bakr, said the boys' wounds - from shots to the head and chest - showed that they were intentionally killed. |
| "There's no safe place in Jenin now," he said. | "There's no safe place in Jenin now," he said. |
| The war in Gaza has increased tensions here in the West Bank, where there are near-nightly raids by Israel's forces. | The war in Gaza has increased tensions here in the West Bank, where there are near-nightly raids by Israel's forces. |
| In its operations in Jenin overnight, the IDF said it had killed a senior commander for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Zubeidi, and another called Wissam Hanoun who had been inside a building with him. | In its operations in Jenin overnight, the IDF said it had killed a senior commander for Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Zubeidi, and another called Wissam Hanoun who had been inside a building with him. |
| It accused Zubeidi of involvement in two shootings in May in which an Israeli civilian was killed and several soldiers were wounded. | It accused Zubeidi of involvement in two shootings in May in which an Israeli civilian was killed and several soldiers were wounded. |
| Palestinian Islamic Jihad - which like Hamas is classed as a terrorist group by Israel, the UK and other Western powers - confirmed that two of its local commanders were killed. | Palestinian Islamic Jihad - which like Hamas is classed as a terrorist group by Israel, the UK and other Western powers - confirmed that two of its local commanders were killed. |
| The IDF also said it had arrested 17 wanted individuals during the raid. | The IDF also said it had arrested 17 wanted individuals during the raid. |
| Palestinian media reported that a car was destroyed in an Israeli drone strike | Palestinian media reported that a car was destroyed in an Israeli drone strike |
| Israeli missiles, grenades and explosives have left a broad scar of destruction in Jenin's camp - several houses gutted or collapsed, and large chunks of masonry hanging over mounds of rubble. | Israeli missiles, grenades and explosives have left a broad scar of destruction in Jenin's camp - several houses gutted or collapsed, and large chunks of masonry hanging over mounds of rubble. |
| Diggers were helping search for a body still believed to be buried there. | Diggers were helping search for a body still believed to be buried there. |
| Militant leaders were the target here, killed along with boys of eight and 14. | Militant leaders were the target here, killed along with boys of eight and 14. |
| Before the Jenin raid, the UN said that at least 225 Palestinians, including more than 50 children, had been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since 7 October. | Before the Jenin raid, the UN said that at least 225 Palestinians, including more than 50 children, had been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since 7 October. |
| Adam and Basel are the latest casualties of a conflict that keeps getting older, even as children die. | Adam and Basel are the latest casualties of a conflict that keeps getting older, even as children die. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Israel & the Palestinians | Israel & the Palestinians |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Palestinian territories | Palestinian territories |
| West Bank | West Bank |