Israel Airstrikes West Bank and Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin Raid
Key Takeaways
- Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants in Jenin during an airstrike and gunfire.
- The militants were targeted while trapped inside a cave preparing attacks in the West Bank.
- This airstrike was the first Israeli aerial attack in the West Bank in nine months.
Israeli Raid Near Jenin
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians during a raid and airstrike near Jenin.
“A Palestinian child in Beit Awwa was seriously injured by a concussion grenade amid escalating tensions marked by increased Israeli military raids and settler violence”
Multiple sources placed the incident in Kafr Qud and described both ground fire and an aerial strike.
Yeni Safak reports that witnesses saw gunfire followed by an airstrike that hit a cave and a vehicle.
The Israeli army claimed it targeted a “terrorist cell.”
EL PAÍS also calls it an aerial strike—the first such attack in months in that area.
Anadolu names the dead as Abdullah Jalamneh (27), Qais Al-Bitawi (21), and Ahmad Nasherati (29).
Anadolu states they were killed by Israeli gunfire after forces surrounded agricultural land and opened fire.
AP News, aligning with official Israeli framing, calls those killed “militants” during an early-morning operation near Jenin.
Israeli Operations in West Bank
This killing is part of Israel’s expanded campaign in the northern West Bank.
Middle East Eye reports Defence Minister Israel Katz announced ongoing raids in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams.
UN data shows more than 1,000 Palestinians—including children, women, and people with disabilities—have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023.
These deaths make up 43% of all Palestinian fatalities in the West Bank over the past two decades.
Yeni Safak adds that since October 2023, over 1,059 Palestinians have been killed and around 10,300 injured in the West Bank amid intensified Israeli operations.
EL PAÍS reports Israel evacuated areas around the Jenin refugee camp, displacing over 40,000 residents.
Business Standard notes Palestinians and human rights groups report civilian casualties and displacement as Israel intensifies West Bank operations.
Jenin Raid: Conflicting Perspectives
Israeli officials justify the Jenin raid as a preemptive action against planned attacks and describe it as a strike on a militant cell.
“The article explores the experiences of Palestinian citizens of Israel during a fragile ceasefire that has not fully stopped violence”
Palestinian groups call the raid a dangerous escalation and accuse it of being war crimes.
Business Standard reports that officials warned of a planned militant attack but provided no details.
Devdiscourse states that Israeli security forces conducted a preemptive operation with an airstrike targeting suspects.
Yeni Safak quotes the army claiming it hit a militant cell during the operation.
In contrast, Middle East Eye quotes Hamas and Islamic Jihad condemning the raids as a dangerous escalation.
Al-Jazeera Net reports that Islamic Jihad labeled the killings as war crimes, citing the use of snipers and airstrikes in civilian areas.
Anadolu adds that the Health Ministry reported three named Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire after forces surrounded agricultural land and opened fire.
Ceasefire and Conflict Updates
The raid unfolded while a U.S.-brokered ceasefire focused on body exchanges and prisoner releases continued, underscoring that Israel kept killing Palestinians in the West Bank even as the truce proceeded.
AP News reports the ceasefire enabled the return of 16 hostage remains, with 12 more expected, and says Israeli forces killed three near Jenin during this period.
Israel also released about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and 195 Palestinian bodies as part of the agreement.
Vijesti.me relays the same exchange figures and notes Israeli forces killed three fighters near Jenin.
Tesaaworld quotes Hamas denying it knows the locations of all Israeli hostages’ bodies but says it is following a body-exchange agreement, and Egypt is aiding recovery efforts according to AP.
Al Jazeera features a Palestinian human rights lawyer discussing the difficulty of seeking accountability for genocide within Israel’s legal framework.
AnewZ reports a Gaza People’s Tribunal accusing Israel of systematic violence.
Impact of Israeli Military Actions
Local accounts emphasize how Israel’s operation harmed people, homes, and land.
“Israeli authorities have issued five new military orders to confiscate approximately 73 dunams of Palestinian land in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorates for security reasons”
Anadolu and usmuslims report Israeli forces surrounded agricultural areas in Kafr Qud and opened fire, killing three named Palestinians.
Yeni Safak cites witnesses who saw an airstrike hit a cave and vehicle and set nearby olive groves and farmland on fire; the army took the bodies.
Al-Jazeera Net reports heavy fighting, a house siege near Jenin, and accuses Israel of using snipers and airstrikes in civilian areas.
Al-Jazeera Net also notes further Israeli raids and arrests elsewhere in the West Bank.
IMEMC documents a Palestinian child seriously injured by an Israeli concussion grenade and widespread raids with arrests, violent home searches, and property damage.
These reports illustrate a broader pattern of Israeli force used against Palestinian civilians and communities.
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