Israeli strike kills six in Jenin camp

Israeli strike kills six in Jenin camp
Israeli strike kills six in Jenin camp

At least six Palestinians were killed and several were injured in an Israeli strike on Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a statement by the Palestinian health ministry said.

The ministry said the injured were in stable condition, according to a statement.

The Israeli army said in a written statement that its forces carried out a strike in Jenin and more details to follow.

A Palestinian teenager and three brothers were among at least six people killed in an Israeli air attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa said an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a group of people near a traffic roundabout in the camp, killing six people, including a 15-year-old boy, and injuring several others.

Five other victims of the attack were aged between 23 and 34, and included three brothers. Earlier this month, an Israeli drone attack on the West Bank’s Tammun town killed two Palestinian children and a 23-year-old from the same family.

The drone strike on the Jenin camp comes amid intense Israeli military raids on local communities and the killing by Israeli forces of almost 800 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023 – as well as the arrest of several thousand others.

The deadly drone attack also comes amid a military operation launched in the Jenin camp by the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces over the last several weeks, targeting Palestinian resistance fighters, which has resulted in more than a dozen people killed.

Anwar Rajab, a spokesperson for the PA’s security forces, said the attack was intended to “disrupt efforts” by the authority to achieve security and stability in Jenin.

The Jenin Battalion of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said it agreed to a local initiative to end the Palestinian infighting and stop the bloodshed between Palestinians in the occupied territory. The group did not reveal details of the agreement, but it said it affirms the “legitimate right to resist the criminal occupation”.