The Israeli military said on Tuesday that security forces had begun a counterterrorism operation in the city of Jenin in the , just days after in the other of .
The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least two Palestinians were killed and others wounded in an Israeli strike on a built-up refugee camp near the city.
An Israeli airstrike in the refugee camp last week killed three people.
The Israeli operation was preceded by a weekslong attempt by Palestinian Authority security forces to regain control of Jenin and the camp, which is home to armed militant groups.
Escalating violence
has brought with it an The Health Ministry says more than 800 people have been killed in Israeli operations in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, when militant group Hamas carried out the attacks in southern Israel that triggered the Gaza conflict.
Israel says it is trying to
However, there has also been growing violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinian residents of the West Bank.
Late on Monday, groups of Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, smashing cars and burning property, just as announced he was lifting sanctions on violent settlers that had been imposed by his predecessor, .
The attacks came near the village of al-Funduq, in an area where three Israelis were killed in a shooting earlier this month.
tj/nm (Reuters, AP, AFP)
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