Israeli occupation forces carried out brutal raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing 7 Palestinians, including two school children and a doctor, Palestinian media reported.
Fierce clashes erupted shortly after IOF carried out an incursion into the Palestinian city.
Jenin Battalion of the Islamic Jihad resistance group declared its fighters engaged in deadly clashes with IOF, vowing to keep up confrontations against the occupation forces.
“Since the morning hours, the fighters of Al-Quds Brigades in Jenin Battalion have been engaged in fierce confrontations with the occupation forces. By the grace and help of Allah, the fighters have managed to detonate a large number of explosive devices and mines, especially in the areas of Jabal Abu Dhair, Al-Nadi area, and Al-Damj neighborhood, achieving direct hits among the occupation forces and their vehicles.”
This video shows footage of the Al-Quds Brigades – Tubas Battalion fighters detonating a car bomb on a Zionist military bulldozer and blowing it up at dawn on Tuesday, 21-5-2024, during the occupation forces’ attempt to storm the city.
The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said seven people were martyred and nine others were wounded, including two who were in critical condition.
Seven Palestinians were killed by the Israeli occupation forces during the invasion of Jenin city. pic.twitter.com/5MurFnvfQq
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) May 21, 2024
Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported that among those killed was a surgeon, Usaeed Jabareen, from the Jenin government hospital.
A school teacher and two students were also among the dead, Wafa reported, quoting hospital director Wissam Bakr.
Watch: School children fleeing in panic this morning as Israeli occupation soldiers indiscriminately shoot at civilians during their incursion into Jenin.
At least two school children have been confirmed killed in cold blood by Israeli gunfire during the ongoing Israeli… pic.twitter.com/SmhQvlB7y7
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 21, 2024
Israeli occupation military confirmed the raid, saying it has launched a “counter-terrorism operation” in the city.
Jenin has been a major flashpoint for confrontations between the Israeli occupation military and Palestinian resistance groups.
In November, Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians in a raid on the Jenin refugee camp. In January this year, at least seven Palestinians were martyred by an Israeli drone strike targeting a gathering of citizens in the city.
Source: Palestinian and Israeli media (edited and translated by Al-Manar English Website)
