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| Israeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank | Israeli forces launch helicopter raid on Jenin in occupied West Bank |
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| Three Palestinians killed in ‘massive exchange of fire’ as Israeli army enters city to arrest ‘suspects’ | Three Palestinians killed in ‘massive exchange of fire’ as Israeli army enters city to arrest ‘suspects’ |
| Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians including a teenager and fired missiles from a helicopter during a raid on the occupied West Bank the army said was to pursue “wanted suspects”. | Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians including a teenager and fired missiles from a helicopter during a raid on the occupied West Bank the army said was to pursue “wanted suspects”. |
| “Three Palestinians died as a result of the occupation (Israeli) aggression on Jenin,” the Palestinian health ministry said, adding that at least 29 others were wounded. | |
| It named the three who died as Qassam Abu Saria, 29, Khaled Assassa, 21 and Ahmed Saqer, 15. | It named the three who died as Qassam Abu Saria, 29, Khaled Assassa, 21 and Ahmed Saqer, 15. |
| The Israeli army said a “massive exchange of fire” erupted as forces entered the northern West Bank city to arrest “wanted suspects”. | The Israeli army said a “massive exchange of fire” erupted as forces entered the northern West Bank city to arrest “wanted suspects”. |
| “IDF (army) helicopters opened fire toward the gunmen in order to assist in extraction of the forces” after “large numbers of explosive devices were hurled at the forces”, it added. | |
| The army said a military vehicle had been damaged by an explosive device. | The army said a military vehicle had been damaged by an explosive device. |
| A Palestinian intelligence official said on condition of anonymity it was the first time since 2002 – during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising – that the Israeli army has fired missiles from an aircraft during a raid in Jenin. | |
| An AFP photographer in the city, the scene of frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants, confirmed fighting was ongoing as of 10.30 am (0730 GMT) on Friday. | |
| Jenin’s deputy governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP the Israeli forces had launched the raid at around 4am (0100 GMT). | Jenin’s deputy governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP the Israeli forces had launched the raid at around 4am (0100 GMT). |
| “The army stormed the (Jenin refugee) camp and the city after the dawn prayer in large numbers, and there was intense gunfire,” he said. | “The army stormed the (Jenin refugee) camp and the city after the dawn prayer in large numbers, and there was intense gunfire,” he said. |
| Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Authority’s civil affairs minister, said a “fierce and open war is being waged against the Palestinian people … by the occupation (Israeli) forces”. | Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Authority’s civil affairs minister, said a “fierce and open war is being waged against the Palestinian people … by the occupation (Israeli) forces”. |
| He called for the Palestinian leadership to take “unprecedented decisions” without elaborating. | He called for the Palestinian leadership to take “unprecedented decisions” without elaborating. |
| Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 six-day war and its forces regularly launch incursions into Palestinian cities, which are nominally under the control of President Mahmud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority. | Israel has occupied the West Bank since the 1967 six-day war and its forces regularly launch incursions into Palestinian cities, which are nominally under the control of President Mahmud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority. |
| Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp have frequently been the scene of violent clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. In March, four Palestinians were killed during the a raid on the camp. Ten Palestinian were killed in another operation in the camp in January – the deadliest single raid in the West Bank for 20 years. | Jenin and its adjacent refugee camp have frequently been the scene of violent clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. In March, four Palestinians were killed during the a raid on the camp. Ten Palestinian were killed in another operation in the camp in January – the deadliest single raid in the West Bank for 20 years. |
| Since the start of the year, at least 162 Palestinians, 21 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources. | Since the start of the year, at least 162 Palestinians, 21 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources. |
| The figures include combatants as well as civilians and, on the Israeli side, three members of the Arab minority. | The figures include combatants as well as civilians and, on the Israeli side, three members of the Arab minority. |