A Palestinian authority military vehicle is parked at the entrance of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on January 4, 2025. The city of Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp have witnessed frequent clashes between militants and the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority's security forces, triggered by arrests late last year. (AFP)

At least six Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on West Bank’s Jenin

Reuters

Published: 15 January ,2025: 12:58 AM GST Updated: 15 January ,2025: 02:15 AM GST

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The Palestinian health ministry said Tuesday that an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank killed six people, with the Israeli military confirming it carried out an attack in the area.

“There are six martyrs and several injured as a result of the Israeli bombing of Jenin refugee camp,” the Ramallah-based ministry said in a statement.

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The Israeli military did not offer details but said it had carried out “an attack in the Jenin area.”

Israeli forces make frequent raids on Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967.

Violence in the territory has soared since the war in Gaza broke out on October 7, 2023.

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Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 831 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, according to the health ministry.

Palestinian attacks in the territory have killed at least 28 Israelis over the same period, according to Israeli official figures.

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