Israeli killed in West Financial institution, attacker ‘neutralised’

An Israeli has been killed in an assault within the West Financial institution, based on the Israeli emergency rescue service Magen David Adom.

Media studies mentioned the attacker was a Palestinian man and was killed.

The Israeli navy mentioned the person had been “neutralised”.

A spokesman for Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip on the opposite aspect of Israel, spoke of a “pure response to the Jenin bloodbath” within the Palestinian West Financial institution.

Israel’s navy ended its largest operation within the occupied West Financial institution in 20 years on Wednesday.

Israel carried out air raids on Jenin and hundreds of Israeli troopers moved into the town, which has been dwelling to a significant Palestinian refugee camp for the reason that Fifties.

The Israeli authorities mentioned the troopers had been there to smash the “terrorist infrastructure” in a metropolis they mentioned is well-known for militants.

They exchanged gunfire with armed Palestinians.

Not less than 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died within the operation.

Greater than 100 Palestinians had been injured.

The Israeli navy mentioned the Palestinians killed within the operation had been all militants.

On Tuesday, a Palestinian attacker drove right into a crowd in Tel Aviv, injuring at the very least seven individuals.

Hamas additionally described that assault as a “response” to occasions in Jenin.

For the reason that starting of the 12 months, two dozen individuals have died in assaults by Palestinians.

Throughout the identical interval, greater than 150 Palestinians had been shot lifeless by Israeli forces throughout violent clashes, Israeli navy operations or after their very own assaults.

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