Israeli forces carry out deadly raids in the West Bank amid Gaza truce | Occupied West Bank News

5 Palestinians have been shot lifeless in Jenin, whereas a sixth was killed within the village of Yatma in Nablus on Sunday.

Israeli forces have killed six Palestinians, together with one minor, within the occupied West Financial institution, in response to the Palestinian Ministry of Well being, taking the overall variety of Palestinians killed within the West Financial institution to 239 since October 7.

Israeli forces shot lifeless 5 Palestinians within the metropolis of Jenin late on Saturday and early Sunday, and killed a sixth within the village of Yatma, close to Nablus, the ministry mentioned on Sunday. Six different Palestinians have been injured within the Israeli raid in Jenin.

Palestinian information company Wafa mentioned Israeli forces stormed Jenin “from a number of instructions, firing bullets and surrounding authorities hospitals and the headquarters of the Pink Crescent Society”.

The Israeli army spokesperson’s workplace mentioned it was wanting into the stories.

The raids come regardless of an ongoing four-day truce between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas within the war-torn Gaza Strip, the place practically 15,000 Palestinians, together with greater than 6,000 youngsters, have been killed in Israeli strikes.

Israeli officers mentioned 1,200 folks have been killed within the shock Hamas assault on October 7, when the Palestinian group took about 240 folks captive.

On Saturday, Hamas launched 13 Israeli and 4 Thai captives, whereas Israel launched a primary batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners in change. Extra Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners are anticipated to be freed on Sunday.

Since October 7, Israeli forces have killed no less than 237 Palestinians, together with 52 youngsters, within the occupied West Financial institution, whereas arresting greater than 3,000 folks, because it intensified raids within the West Financial institution since launching its army offensive on Gaza.

Final 12 months was the “deadliest” for the Palestinians within the occupied West Financial institution and East Jerusalem since 2006, in response to the United Nations. Israeli forces had killed 170 Palestinians in these areas in 2022. This 12 months, Israeli forces and settlers have killed no less than 371 Palestinians within the occupied West Financial institution and East Jerusalem.

“For each Palestinian prisoner [the Israelis] launch, there appears to be a continued disregard for the freedoms of Palestinians they proceed to detain, a steady disregard for Palestinian life as they proceed to kill folks in very violent and infinite raids within the occupied West Financial institution,” mentioned Al Jazeera correspondent Zein Basravi, reporting from Ramallah within the West Financial institution.

Seven weeks of relentless Israeli assaults in Gaza killed no less than 14,854 Palestinians, greater than a 3rd of them youngsters, and displaced no less than 1.5 million, in response to Gaza officers.