Israeli commandos backed by a military helicopter kill three Palestinians, including a teenager, and wounded at least 29 others in dawn raid in the occupied West Bank
Smoke is seen rising into the air during an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Monday, June 19.
"Two martyrs and 28 injured as a result of the ongoing aggression on Jenin," a statement from the ministry said on Monday. Jenin's deputy governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP news agency that the Israeli forces had launched the raid at around 04:00 am local time . The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident. Israeli media reported that multiple Israeli troops were wounded in the fighting.
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