The Palestinian Ministry of Well being and the Israeli military stated {that a} Palestinian gunman was killed and eight others have been wounded, Friday, in an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp within the West Financial institution.
The armed wing of the Islamic Jihad motion introduced in a press release that “Commander Islam Khamaysi” had been killed, in accordance with Reuters.
The ministry stated in a press release that the eight individuals who have been injured are in a “steady situation” and are being handled in two hospitals. Reuters has not but been capable of verify the identities of the injured.
The assertion stated, “5 wounded from shrapnel wounds arrived in Jenin Authorities Hospital in steady situation, and three wounded arrived in steady situation at Ibn Sina Hospital.”
The Israeli military stated the assault was carried out by a fighter jet and a helicopter, which could be very uncommon within the West Financial institution, the place violence escalated lengthy earlier than the battle in Gaza started.
Israel stated it bombed a compound utilized by militants as a base of operations and confirmed Khamaysi’s demise, saying he was chargeable for a number of assaults on Israelis.
She stated the strike was “carried out to take away an imminent risk,” with out disclosing it.
Photos circulating on social media, which Reuters couldn’t but verify, confirmed a cloud of smoke above the Jenin refugee camp, which over time has develop into a densely populated city space. Camp residents stated the assault focused a home.
The United Nations Reduction and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated about 23,600 residents of the camp have been registered as refugees, and have been those that have been expelled or fled their properties throughout the 1948 battle. after the founding of Israel.
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2024-05-17 23:11:04
