potential explosives, as well as Israeli tanks outside the city limits. Residents told CNN there were explosions and heavy gunfire in the area, while video from the scene showed wounded Palestinians being evacuated by ambulance to Jenin Government Hospital. Hundreds of Palestinian families fled the area amid the destruction; Jenin deputy mayor Mohammed Jarrar said homes and infrastructure had been destroyed, cutting off electricity and water in the refugee camp. Five of those killed in the attack were teenagers, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. A ninth Palestinian was shot and killed by Israeli forces near Ramallah in the West Bank in a separate incident, according to the health authorities. IDF chief spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters that “until now there are only eight terrorists the dead” in Jenin and that “no non-combatants that have died as far as we know.” Hagari did acknowledge that civilians are among the injured, but insisted the o...
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US World Politics Business Markets Opinion Health Entertainment Tech Style Travel Sports Videos CNN Underscored Coupons More Live TV Israeli forces launch biggest military operation in West Bank’s Jenin since 2002 By Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Hadas Gold, AnneClaire Stapleton, Alex Stambaugh and Helen Regan, CNN Updated 7:50 PM EDT, Mon July 3, 2023 02:22 - Source: CNN Video shows Israeli bulldozers tearing up streets in Jenin CNN — Israeli forces launched what a military source said is its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jen in in more than 20 years, killing at least eight people and injuring about 100 others, according to Palestinian officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement it launched the ongoing “extensive counterterrorism effort in the area of the city of Jenin and the Jenin Camp,” striking “terrorist infrastructure.” The IDF carried out around 10 airstrikes using drones, and hundreds of soldiers targeted wh...