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Five Palestinians Martyred, Others Critically Injured in Israeli Offensive on West Bank

Occupied Jerusalem, Five Palestinians were martyred Friday and others injured following the Israeli occupation army’s incursion into the Jenin city in the occupied West bank.

Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) quoted a medical source as saying that four bodies of martyrs arrived at the hospital with one Palestinian who was critically injured after the Israel army launched a drone attack on a group of young people near the return roundabout at Jenin refugee camp. Also, a fifth body of Palestinian martyr arrived at the hospital after he was critically wounded in Al Zahra neighborhood.

The Israeli military forces so far raided the city and rounded up one of houses in Horsh Al-Saada, west of the city, firing Energa shells and salvo of live bullets, with a video footage showing smoke rises from the beleaguered house after it caught fire due to shelling.

Additionally, clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and the Israeli occupation soldiers around the embattled house in Horsh Al-Saada and on the outskirts of th
e Jenin camp, amid reports of injuries.

The footage confirmed power outages in some areas both in Jenin camp and the city after the occupation army targeted the power transformer with live rounds.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, 556 Palestinians were martyred, among them 137 kids in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Source: Qatar News Agency