Israeli forces kill three Islamic Jihad militants in West Bank raid, medics say

Reuters

Updated 19 November 2024 at 1:43 pm·1-min read

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli forces shot dead three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group on Tuesday during an army raid into Qabatiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and the group said.

The armed wing of the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad group said three of its members were killed as they confronted Israeli forces who raided Qabatiya near the city of Jenin. There was no immediate Israeli comment.

Later on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said two Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank. Israel's military did not immediately comment on the incident.

Violence has surged across the West Bank since the start of the Hamas-Israel war in Gaza more than 13 months ago. Hundreds of Palestinians - including armed fighters, stone-throwing youths and civilian bystanders - have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces.

The Palestinian health ministry put the number killed in the West Bank since the Gaza war began over a year ago at at least 787, including 167 children. It does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its death tallies.

Dozens of Israelis have been killed in Palestinian street attacks over the past year, Israeli authorities said.

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta in Ramallah; Writing by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Ros Russell and Timothy Heritage)

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