JERUSALEM: Israeli safety forces launched an operation within the unstable West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin, killing a minimum of one Palestinian, officers stated on Tuesday (Jan 21).
The navy stated troopers, police and intelligence providers had begun a counter-terrorism motion within the metropolis, giving no additional particulars.
Previous to the Israeli motion, Palestinian safety forces had been conducting a weeks-long operation to reassert management within the metropolis and the adjoining refugee camp, a serious centre of armed militant teams within the occupied West Financial institution.
Palestinian well being providers stated a minimum of one Palestinian was killed and 4 wounded because the Israeli raid started in Jenin, the place an Israeli air strike final week within the refugee camp killed a minimum of three Palestinians and wounded scores extra.
The transfer into Jenin, the place the Israeli military has carried out a number of raids and large-scale incursions over latest years, comes solely days after the start of a ceasefire in Gaza and underscores the specter of extra violence within the West Financial institution.
Late on Monday, bands of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, smashing vehicles and burning property, simply as newly put in US President Donald Trump introduced he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers.
The assault close to the village of al-Funduq, in an space the place three Israelis have been killed in a taking pictures earlier this month, was the most recent in an extended sequence of incidents which have accelerated strongly for the reason that begin of the conflict in Gaza.
The navy stated it had opened an investigation into the incident, which it stated concerned dozens of Israeli civilians, some in masks.
