Israel began coordinated raids in the northern West Bank cities of Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarem early on Wednesday.
Israeli soldiers gesture on a tank while on patrol near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, 17 January 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
Columns of Israeli armoured vehicles backed by troops and warplanes were sent in before soldiers encircled refugee camps in Tubas and Tulkarem, as well as Jenin, and exchanged fire with Palestinian militants.The army said it killed five militants in Tulkarem on Thursday, bringing to 14 the overall death toll since the launch of the West Bank operation.
AFPTV footage showed bulldozers ripping up the asphalt from streets in the city. Widespread damage was reported to infrastructure, including to water and sewage networks.Witnesses said the Israeli forces had withdrawn from Al-Farra refugee camp in Tubas where several Palestinians were killed on Wednesday.– ‘Explosive situation’ –
“These dangerous developments are fuelling an already explosive situation in the occupied West Bank and further undermining the Palestinian Authority,” the UN statement said. Violence also raged in Gaza, where the Israeli military on Thursday said it “eliminated dozens” of militants during the past day in close-quarters combat and air strikes.
Israel’s retaliatory military campaign has killed at least 40,602 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry. The UN rights office says most of the dead are women and children.Israel’s killing of top Palestinian militant hinders Gaza truce talks
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