9 Palestinians killed in Israel raid in the West Bank

At least nine people were killed in a major Israeli offensive in Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said today.

The Israeli occupation army said it was preparing a statement, having earlier released the names of the five Palestinians it killed on Monday in the West Bank’s Nur Shams refugee camp.

Israel has increased its violent raids of the occupied West Bank since it launched its war on Gaza in October last year, razing neighbourhoods and destroying vital infrastructure, while Jewish settlers have increased their brazen vigilante-style attacks on Palestinian communities under the watchful eye of Israeli forces.

Islamic Jihad said Israel was trying to expand the conflict from Gaza to the West Bank.

Quds Press has reported that Israeli occupation forces closed all the entrances to the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, blocking access of patients and wounded into and out of the hospital today, while others have been razing roads in the city.

Israeli occupation forces close all the entrances to the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, blocking access of patients and wounded into and out of the hospital. pic.twitter.com/5aMjtZGutJ

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 28, 2024

Thousands of Palestinians have been arrested in raids and more than 660 have been killed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since the war in Gaza began nearly 11 months ago, according to Palestinian Health Ministry figures.

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