Palestinian health authorities reported late Monday that nine Palestinians had died and more than a hundred were wounded in the Israeli army operation carried out in Jenin, a city in the West Bank, the previous morning. Among the wounded, at least 20 were listed in critical condition. Separately, a 21-year-old Palestinian was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in an incident in the West Bank town of Al Biré, which appeared unrelated to the Jenin assault. Ministry of Health
Islamic Jihad identified the deceased as young people between 16 and 23 years old and warned that brutal aggression would not break Jenin’s resolve. The group asserted that resistance fighters would continue to confront the adversary and that all options remained on the table in response to what it described as barbaric actions. Jihad statements
The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted what it called terrorist infrastructure in Jenin in an effort to curb terrorism in the city and in the Jenin refugee camp. The military noted it struck an Islamic Jihad headquarters, secured a mosque, and destroyed several command rooms used for combat planning. statements
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas urged the International Criminal Court to expedite proceedings connected to a case he has raised. He encouraged Palestinian families to pursue lawsuits against Israeli forces and pressed for Israel’s temporary suspension from United Nations membership, while calling on Arab and international allies to back the Palestinian position. Authority statements
Tensions have been rising, particularly since the Israeli assault on Jenin on June 19 resulted in seven Palestinian deaths, including two minors, and more than 90 people injured. The next day, four Israelis were killed in an attack near a settlement at Eli. and international reporting
In the broader context, reports described thousands of settlers carrying out actions in West Bank towns as violence escalated. In one night of further clashes, while one Palestinian was killed, Israeli forces said they killed three Palestinians, including members of Islamic Jihad and the armed wing of Fatah, in a drone strike that also impacted nearby relatives and a fetal casualty. and witness accounts