Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, wound at least 28 others in Jenin 

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded at least 28 others on Monday as the army raided a flashpoint town in the occupied West Bank to carry out arrests, local gunmen and medical officials said.

The slain Palestinians were not immediately identified. The Palestinian health ministry said one of them was a minor.

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“Two martyrs and 28 injured as a result of the ongoing (Israeli) aggression on Jenin,” a statement from the Palestinian health ministry said, without elaborating on the identity of those killed.

Jenin’s deputy governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP the Israeli forces had launched the raid at around 04:00 am (0100 GMT).

“The army stormed the (Jenin refugee) camp and the city after the dawn prayer in large numbers, and there was intense gunfire,” he said.

An AFP photographer in Jenin confirmed that fighting was ongoing as of 08:40 am (0540 GMT).

Israel’s military had no immediate comment on events in Jenin, where media reports said several soldiers were also hurt.

Video circulated on social media showed an explosion enveloping an armored vehicle as shots rang out. Another clip showed what appeared to be an Israeli army helicopter launching a missile.

Israeli occupation forces have used warplanes to target sites in the Jenin refugee camp, for the first time since the Second Intifada. pic.twitter.com/gjwDzklDEe

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The armed group Islamic Jihad said it was taking part in clashes with Israeli forces in Jenin, among areas in the northern West Bank that has seen intensified raids by Israel over the past 15 months.

At least one Palestinian was detained during Monday’s raid, witnesses in Jenin said.

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