Four Palestinians Killed by Zionist Forces in West Bank
The Palestinian health ministry said that “two citizens were killed by the occupation at dawn in Jenin”, identifying them as Raed Abu Saif, 21, and Saleh Omar, 19.
An AFP journalist saw two bodies at the Jenin hospital morgue, where witnesses said Israeli forces had also taken the bodies of two other Palestinians.
According to Palestinians media reports, heavy clashes erupted between resistance fighters and the Israeli forces during which loud explosions and gun-firing were heard.
The victims were identified as Saleh al-Ammar, Raed Abu Seif, Amjad Husniyah and Nour Jarrar.
The Palestinian Information Center said in a tweet that the Israeli forces also detained three Palestinians during the raid.
According to the PIC, Israeli media outlets had recently reported that the Israeli army was preparing for a military operation in Jenin.
Israel occupied East al-Quds, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip during the Six Day War in 1967. It later had to withdraw from Gaza but has been occupying the other territories since.
On May 10, Israel's plans to force a number of Palestinian families out of their homes at the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East al-Quds and its violent raids on worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque prompted Palestinian retaliation that was followed by a brutal Israeli bombing campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip. About 260 Palestinians were killed in the 11-day Israeli offensive.
