The Israeli army kills nine Palestinians in the West Bank

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Soldiers entered a refugee camp in search of three Islamic Jihad militants killed in one of the bloodiest military operations in recent years.

The Israeli army launched a new operation in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, killing nine people and wounding dozens more, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported Thursday. The army penetrated into the heart of the refugee camp in search of three Islamic Jihad (YI) militants. When they were spotted by the resettled, a real battle broke out that lasted more than three hours. The three militiamen died during the confrontation. Already this month, 29 Palestinians have been killed by army shots, including five minors, in one of the bloodiest operations in recent years in Jenin.

The Minister of National Security, the ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben Gvir, congratulated the armed forces for their performance. According to the military, they had intelligence reports indicating that Islamic Jihad was preparing a major attack and that action should be taken as soon as possible. “This assignment was a time bomb. If we didn’t act, they would,” military sources told local media.

The Jewish state is now preparing for possible revenge from this faction that has responded to situations like this in the past by firing rockets from Gaza. Khader Adnan, a senior Islamic Jihad official, told Al Jazeera that the group will “do whatever it takes to defend the Palestinian people” and the Qatari channel revealed that this armed faction allegedly sent messages to Israel through mediators to tell who is ready for a new confrontation.

Ramallah authorities called for a general strike as a sign of protest and the government spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, denounced that “international silence encourages the Israeli government to commit crimes against the Palestinian people”. Anger is growing in the streets with a Palestinian National Authority maintaining security coordination despite increased military repression following the arrival of the most radical cabinet in Israel’s history.

Source: La Verdad

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