Israeli raid on Jenin camp leaves 5 Palestinians dead and dozens wounded.
TL;DR
Israeli military used helicopter gunships during a large-scale incursion into the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, killing five Palestinians and wounding at least 91. The raid was to arrest two suspects and that its soldiers came under fire, which resulted in a “massive exchange of fire”. The use of helicopter gunships was a 20-year first in the West Bank. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) condemned the Israeli operation as a “heinous crime” while Hamas declared its support for resistance in Jenin.
- Five killed, at least 91 wounded in Israeli raid on Jenin camp Al Jazeera English
- Huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin, leaving 5 Palestinians dead CNN
- Israeli forces call in Cobra gunships against Palestinian militants during 'massive' rescue operation Fox News
- Child among the victims as Israeli forces raid Jenin camp Al Jazeera English
- At Least 5 Palestinians Killed in Clashes After Israeli Raid in West Bank The New York Times
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