Six Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin

At slightest six Palestinians person been killed and 35 injured by Israeli information forces aft they launched a large cognition successful Jenin successful the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian wellness ministry says.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's military, constabulary and Shin Bet information work had launched an "extensive and significant" cognition to "defeat terrorism" successful Jenin.

Palestinian media said Israeli subject vehicles moved into Jenin and its exile campy connected Tuesday greeting pursuing respective drone strikes.

It comes aft a weeks-long cognition by Palestinian information forces against equipped groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which they spot arsenic a situation to their authority.

A connection from Israel's premier curate said the cognition was "additional measurement successful achieving the nonsubjective we person set: bolstering security" successful the West Bank.

"We are acting methodically and with determination against the Iranian axis wherever it reaches: successful Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and [the West Bank] – and we are inactive active," helium added.

An Israeli subject connection said the cognition was called "Iron Wall" and that it would proceed "as agelong arsenic necessary".

Jenin's governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP quality bureau that "what is happening is an penetration of the camp".

"It came quickly, Apache [helicopters] successful the entity and Israeli subject vehicles everywhere," helium added.

There has been a spike successful unit successful the West Bank since Hamas's deadly onslaught connected Israel connected 7 October 2023 and the ensuing warfare successful Gaza.

Hundreds of Palestinians person been killed arsenic Israeli forces person intensified their raids, saying they are trying to stem deadly Palestinian attacks connected Israelis successful the West Bank and Israel.

Israel has built astir 160 settlements lodging immoderate 700,000 Jews since it occupied the West Bank successful the 1967 Middle East war. The settlements are considered amerciable nether planetary law, though Israel disputes this.