West Bank: a battle breaks out during an Israeli raid

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An Israeli army operation in Jenin, in the West Bank, turned into a fiasco on Monday, June 19. Six Palestinians were killed and seven members of the Israeli security forces were injured.

On Monday, June 19, the Israeli army entered the town of Jeninlocated in Palestinian territory. According to the army, it carries out arrests of terrorists. She is looking for Palestinian militants, but the incursion will go wrong. Vehicles are targeted. Israeli soldiers remain stuck in the alleys. The helicopters arrive, and fire two missiles to allow the soldiers to extract themselves. The Israelis had not served of this type of weapon for 20 years in the occupied West Bank.

Another deadly attack

Jenin is a stronghold of Palestinian fighters. In the city, the incursions of the Israeli army are regular. Locals denounce what they call “harassment of the occupier”. On Monday, the clashes lasted nearly 12 hours. After the clashes, come the funeral. Among the Palestinian victims are an Islamic Army official and a 15-year-old boy. Tuesday, June 20, an attack killed four people near Eli, an Israeli settlement.


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