Three killed following Israeli strike on vehicle in Jenin
Three people have been reported killed following an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the town of Zababdeh near Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to local media reports.
Earlier, we reported that Israel’s military said one of its aircraft had “attacked a terrorist squad” in Jenin following an “encounter with security forces”. Footage reportedly of the aftermath of the strike shows a car engulfed in flames.
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قوات الاحتلال تعتقل الشاب أسيد لبادة بعد اقتحام منزله في مدينة نابلس قبل قليل pic.twitter.com/9uULUJpahW
— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) August 30, 2024
Translation: The occupation forces arrested the young man, Asid Labada, after storming his house in the city of Nablus a short while ago.
Al-Quds Brigades reports fierce clashes in Jenin
The Jenin Battalion of the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad says its fighters are battling the Israeli forces in what it called “the merging axis” in the occupied West Bank city.
Fighters “are showering the occupation forces with heavy volleys of bullets, achieving direct hits”, it said on Telegram.
“Our fighters were able to detonate a pre-prepared explosive device in a D9 military bulldozer in the merging axis, achieving confirmed injuries among the bulldozer crew,” the group added.
Israeli army says it struck fighters in Jenin
The Israeli military says an aircraft attacked fighters during an encounter with the Israeli forces in Jenin, without giving further details.