Israel launched drone strikes on a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank early Monday with Palestinian health officials saying that at least eig
Israel launched drone strikes on a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank early Monday, with Palestinian health officials saying that at least eight Palestinians were killed and another 50 wounded.
Israel’s military said it conducted the middle-of-the-night raid on the Jenin refugee camp, striking what it called a “unified command center” for militants. Israeli troops remained at the camp at midday in its largest operation in the West Bank in more than a year.
Black smoke rose from the crowded streets of the camp, with exchanges of gunfire ringing out and drones flying overhead. Residents said electricity was cut in some parts, and military bulldozers plowed through narrow streets, damaging buildings as they cleared the way for Israeli forces.
The Palestinians, neighboring Jordan and Egypt and the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the violence.
Video by Linda Gradstein
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The attack came as Israeli officials faced growing pressure for a tough response to a string of attacks on Israelis in the region, one of which killed four people last month.
