‘Massacre’: Israeli forces raid West Bank towns after 18 killed
Israeli military says the attack targeted a Hamas military commander
Israeli military raids continue in the occupied West Bank after an air strike killed at least 18 Palestinians in the Tulkarem refugee camp.
“This is one of the rare times Israel has used a fighter jet to launch an air strike here,” said Leila Warah, a journalist based in Bethlehem. “This is a densely populated area and many people were caught in the crossfire.”
The Israeli army said this was an attack targeting the head of Hamas’s military wing in the area. Warah said the governing Palestinian Authority described the attack as “a massacre” and urged the international community to intervene to stop Israel’s assaults.
Health authorities expect the death toll to rise because many victims are severely wounded.
Israeli military storms several areas across the West Bank
The Israeli military has carried out several operations across the occupied West Bank in recent hours.
Incidents include:
- A man has been arrested from the town of Beita, south of Nablus.
- Several neighbourhoods have been stormed in the city of Nablus, with homes and buildings raided.
- The town of Anabta, east of Tulkarem, has been raided.
- The Batn al-Hawa neighbourhood in the city of Ramallah has been raided.
