west Bank Raid Leaves Three Palestinian Militants Dead
JENIN, West Bankโ – Israeli forces killed three โคpalestinian militants during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. The incident underscores the ongoing violence in โฃthe region despite a recent ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli militaryโ reported conducting counterterrorismโฃ operations in the West Bank, stating its forces targeted militants.Hamas, the militantโฃ group controlling Gaza,โค condemned โขthe strike and identified two of the deceased as members of its Qassam Brigades. The identity of the thirdโฃ man was described โคonly as a “comrade.” โฃ
This latest clash occurs against a backdrop of escalating tensions and Israeli military operations aimedโ at dismantling militant networks in the West Bank. Palestinians and human rightsโ organizations assert that aโค meaningful number of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced during these operations.
separately,41 unidentified Palestinian bodies were buried in โGaza’s Deir al-Balah on Monday,part of a larger exchange with โขIsrael for the return of hostages. israel has so farโ returned 195 Palestinian bodies fromโข its custody, fewer โthan half of whom have โขbeen identified. The return of these bodies followed โขthe release of the last 20 living hostages โฃheld in Gaza, in โexchange โfor approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held by โIsrael. Many of those prisoners had beenโ detained for years without charge, while others wereโข convicted in connection with attacks on Israelis.
The Gaza Health Ministry reports โขover 68,500 Palestinians have died in the two-year conflict, โthough it does not differentiate between combatants and civilians. These figures are considered generally reliable by U.N.โฃ agencies and independent experts, though israel disputes โคthe numbers without providing an choice count.