Israeli air strikes on occupied West Bank kill at least five Palestinians

NEWS WIRES

11 September 2024 at 3:56 am·1-min read

At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. The Israeli military, which did not provide a death toll, said that its forces were "currently conducting counterterrorism activity in the area of Tubas and Tamun" and that one of its aircraft "struck an armed terrorist cell" during an operation in Tubas in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Israeli strikes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday killed five Palestinians, while the Israeli military said it hit a "terrorist cell".

The five people were killed "as a result of Israeli air strikes (on) a group of citizens in Tubas," Palestinian Red Crescent spokesman Ahmed Jibril told AFP, adding that the dead were "transferred to the Turkish government hospital in Tubas".

According to the Red Crescent, the drone fire occurred near a mosque in the Tubas region around dawn.

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its forces were "currently conducting counterterrorism activity in the area of Tubas and Tamun" and that one of its aircraft "struck an armed terrorist cell" during an operation in Tubas in the northern West Bank. It did not provide any toll.

An eyewitness told AFP that Israeli forces were "storming the city of Tubas and the town of Tammun to the east".

Last week, Palestinian medics said an Israeli air strike on a car in Tubas killed five people.

(AFP)

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