Since the beginning of the year, at least 162 Palestinians and 21 Israelis have been killed in a context of renewed violence in the region.
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“A very intense exchange of fire”, according to the Israeli army. Three Palestinians were killed and around thirty injured on Monday June 19 during an Israeli military raid in Jenin. Clashes ensued in this town in the northern occupied West Bank, and missiles were fired from an Israeli helicopter. The three men who died were aged 15, 21 and 29, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
The Israeli army said it was carrying out an operation aimed at arresting “wanted suspects”. “Army helicopters opened fire on gunmen to help extract soldiers”, reports a press release. A military vehicle was damaged by one of the many explosive devices launched in the direction of its soldiers. These latter “responded to live ammunition”says the army.
At least 31 people injured
According to the AFP photographer, the Israeli army encountered strong resistance to such an extent that a jeep and several soldiers found themselves in trouble under heavy fire.
Since the beginning of the year, at least 162 Palestinians, 21 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed in violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to an AFP tally compiled from official Israeli and Palestinian sources. .