Death toll in Israel’s West Bank offensive reaches 19

August 30, 2024

- 3 more Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Jenin, says Palestinian Health Ministry

By Qais Abu Samra 

JENIN, Palestine (AA) - Three Palestinians were killed near Jenin on Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities from Israel’s recently launched operation in the occupied northern West Bank to 19.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the bodies were taken away by Israeli forces.

Earlier, the Israeli army said its forces killed three Palestinians near the town of Zababdeh, south of Jenin.

The army claimed that the victims were members of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the Israeli claims.

On Wednesday, the Israeli army launched the largest military offensive since 2002 in the cities of Tulkarm and Jenin, as well as in the Al Fara refugee camp near Tubas.

Tension has been running high across the occupied West Bank amid a brutal Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,600 Palestinians, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7 last year.

At least 673 Palestinians have since been killed, nearly 5,400 others injured and over 10,300 arrested in the occupied territory, according to Palestinian figures.

In a landmark opinion on July 19, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land unlawful and demanded the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi in Ankara

Death toll in Israel’s West Bank offensive reaches 19

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