Israeli forces kill four Palestinians, wound dozens in Jenin raid

ALJAZEERA News:

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Four Palestinians have been killed and more than 40 others injured during an Israeli military raid on a refugee camp in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

The raid began with dozens of Israeli military vehicles entering the camp at approximately 8am (05:00 GMT).

The Palestinian ministry of health initially said on Wednesday morning that the men killed were Ahmad Alawneh, Abed Hazem, Mohammad al-Wanneh and Mohammad Abu Naa’sah.

Al Jazeera’s Walid al-Omari, reporting from Ramallah, said that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade had said that three of the men killed were members of the Palestinian armed group.

At least 44 others were injured, according to the ministry.

Local media said Ahmad Alawneh was 24 years old and worked as a Palestinian Authority (PA) intelligence officer. Surveillance camera footage circulated by local journalists of the moment he was killed showed him engaging in armed clashes with Israeli forces.

Abed Hazem and al-Wannah were killed when Hazem’s father’s home was hit by a missile. Abed was the brother of Raad Hazem, who carried out an attack in Tel Aviv in April, killing three people, before being killed by police himself.

Plumes of smoke were seen after the missile exploded in the house. The army then proceeded to encircle the home, during which heavy armed clashes broke out with Palestinian fighters.

The Israeli army said that it had shot dead “two suspects involved in a number of recent shooting attacks”.

Clashes were continuing at midday. In addition to armed Palestinian fighters exchanging gunfire with the Israeli army, young Palestinians threw rocks at the entrance to the Jenin refugee camp, which Israeli forces responded to with live ammunition and tear gas.