At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks on Jenin

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At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks  on Jenin
Ten  dead and more than 35  wounded, Palestinian  health ministry says, as violence  escalates in occupied West  Bank.
At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the occupied West  Bank province of Jenin, the Palestinian  health ministry said.
The Israeli  military said earlier on Tuesday that soldiers, police and intelligence services  had launched  an "anti-terrorism operation," but gave no further  details.
The identities of those killed  were not immediately clear. The  health ministry said more than 35 people  were wounded. A spokesman for the Palestinian  Authority (PA) security forces said in a statement that Israeli forces  "opened fire on civilians and security forces,  wounding several civilians and a number of security personnel, one of whom is in critical  condition."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation  was aimed  at "eradicating terrorism." An Israeli military  spokesman said the ongoing operation was  codenamed "Iron Wall."
Jenin Governor Kamal Abu al-Rub called the action  an "invasion," according to the AFP news  agency.
"This happened quickly," he said.  "Apache jets in the sky and Israeli military vehicles  everywhere." ยป
The attack  on Jenin, where the Israeli  military has carried out  numerous large-scale raids and incursions in recent years, comes days after a  cease-fire in the Gaza  Strip came into effect and  highlighted the  threats of more violence in the West  Bank.
Prior to the Israeli action,  PA security forces  conducted a  week-long operation to  retake the city of Jenin, as well as its refugee  camp.
Last week, an Israeli  airstrike on the refugee camp killed at least three Palestinians and  injured many  more.
On Monday, Israeli settlers set  fire to vehicles and  property under the protection of Israeli  forces, while injuring at least 21 Palestinians  in the West  Bank.
The Israeli military said it  had opened an investigation into the incident, which it said involved dozens of Israeli civilians, some  masked. Violence has  increased across the West Bank since Israel  began its war  in Gaza on October 7,  2023.
Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 847 Palestinians in the West Bank since the start of the Gaza war, according to the Health  Ministry.
At least 29 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or Israeli military  strikes on the territory  during the same period, according to Israeli  figures.
Source: Al Jazeera

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