- An Israeli army operation in Jenin, a hotbed of armed Palestinian factions, claimed the lives of three men and wounded ten others.
- The soldiers were fired upon as they arrived at the first place, and they replied before spotting a suspicious vehicle on the side of the road.
JENIN, Palestinians: An Israeli army operation in Jenin, a hotbed of armed Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank, claimed the lives of three Palestinians and wounded ten others on Friday.
As per the Palestinian news agency, three individuals were murdered when Israeli forces opened fire on the vehicle in which they were travelling.
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A photographer for France news agency spotted a bullet-riddled white truck in a location where Israeli forces have intensified their operations in recent months.
The photographer reported seeing the bodies of the three men in the Jenin morgue. All from Jenin, Yusef Salah, 23, Baraa Lahluh, 24, and Laith Abu Srur, 24, were recognised.
The Israeli army stated in a statement that its troops had conducted an operation in Jenin to search two locations for weapons.
The soldiers were fired upon as they arrived at the first place, and they replied before spotting a suspicious vehicle on the side of the road en route to the second location, according to the report.
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