JENIN, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) – At least three Palestinians were killed and six others were injured tonight by Israeli gunfire, as Israeli occupation forces accompanied by bulldozers stormed the city of Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank from multiple directions, according to Palestinian security, local and medical sources.
The sources informed WAFA that the Israeli occupation military stormed the city while opening gunfire indiscriminately, sparking confrontations with the local residents. The use of live ammunition by the forces resulted in the murder of three Palestinians, Ammar Abu al-Wafa, 21, Ahmad Abu al-Heja, 20, Mohammad Mahmoud Sbeihat, 27, and the injury of at least six others.
The invading forces also encircled the Jenin Governmental Hospital and the local branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), as well as the Ibn Sina Hospital, blocking access to these facilities. As access the city's two main hospitals was blocked, all casualties were being transported to the Al-Razi Hospital in the city.
Snipers were reported to have positioned on the rooftops of some buildings in the city and the vicinity of the Jenin refugee camp during the raid, which is continuing until now, heightening fear among the residents.
During the ongoing raid, Israeli occupation forces embarked on bulldozing of streets on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, destroying infrastructure and rendering roads unusable.
There were also reports of increased reconnaissance flights by Israeli drones over the city, heightening concerns among the local population.
This incident follows a pattern of intensified Israeli military incursions into the city and other cities and towns in the occupied West Bank. The targeting of hospitals by the Israeli occupation forces adds a deeply concerning dimension.
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(Updated at 8:46 pm local time with two Palestinians announced dead from Israeli gunfire)
(Updated at 9:49 pm local time with three more injuries from Israeli gunfire reported)
(Updated at 11:26 pm local time with the death toll of the Israeli raid into Jenin rising to three)
