At least seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Friday, July 5.
The seven were identified as 19-year-old Harith Asaad Ahmed Hashash, 20-year-old Ahmed Basem Amouri, 23-year-old Qusay Amjad Hazouz, 23-year-old Humam Asaad Ahmed Hashash, 25-year-old Fuad Iyad Aziz Ashqar, 30-year-old Yassin Ahmed Mahmoud Al-Aridi, and 54-year-old Mohammed Mahmoud Mohammed Jabareen.
In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli army entered Jenin and surrounded Asaad Hashash’s house, followed by military vehicle raids on other locations in the city, Wafa News Agency reported.
The army used loudspeakers and anti-tank rifle grenades to demand the surrender of one of the man inside a house.
Taking to X, Israeli Air said its forces surrounded a building housing “terrorists” during its operation in Jenin. It further added that heavy fire was exchanged and that military aircraft launched a drone strike on several armed militants.
Coinciding with its war on Gaza, the Israeli army and settlers escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which led to the killing of 567 Palestinians, the injury of 5,351, and the arrest of 9,520.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have been waging a devastating war on Gaza Strip, leaving more than 37,830 deaths and 86,850 injured, causing massive infrastructure destruction and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
