Israeli military aircraft strike Tulkarem again
The Israeli army has issued an initial report saying that one of its aircraft launched a strike on individuals in the area of Tulkarem “during an encounter with security forces in a counterterrorism operation”.
A car was hit by an aerial strike in the town Bal’a [near Tulkarem]. According to locals who managed to get to the car, they did not see any signs of blood. It’s unclear what happened and the fate of those who were inside the car.
Some journalists who were near the area said they saw Israeli forces shoot towards a car that moved away from the location quickly.
We’ve seen Israeli Jeeps in that location. We believe they’re leaving right now. The question is: Do they have bodies there and did they take the bodies with them? It’s a developing story.
This follows an earlier air strike that took place around 6am local time (03:00 GMT) in the Tulkarem area.
Israeli army confirms second air strike on Tulkarem
The army says that it has carried out another air strike on the occupied West Bank city, after earlier killing five Palestinians, including a local commander of Hamas’s Qassam Bridages, in a strike on a car.
It said that four Palestinian fighters opened fire on Israeli forces during clashes in the city, and that the four were identified and “eliminated” from the air.
Four killed from second strike near Tulkarem: Report
The Palestinian Wafa news agency is reporting that the second Israeli drone strike near Tulkarem – hitting a car close to the village of Bal’a – killed four people, confirming earlier Israeli army claims about the strike.
Citing local sources, Wafa said that Israeli army forces surrounded the vehicle after attacking it and blocked ambulances from reaching the scene.
This brings the overall death toll today in Tulkarem area to nine, after an earlier drone strike on a car there killed five others.
