Jenin, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops on Thursday (Friday in Manila) killed three Palestinians during a firefight in a West Bank city, and another in a separate incident, Palestinian officials said. The Islamic Jihad militant group said its fighters engaged in "fierce clashes" with Israeli forces in the northern West Bank city. The Israeli army said it had carried out multiple operations across the West Bank overnight Wednesday-Thursday to arrest wanted suspects in cities including Bethlehem and Ramallah. International alarmA surge in bloodshed this year has seen 26 Israelis and at least 150 Palestinians killed across Israel and the West Bank. Israel has occupied the West Bank, including annexed east Jerusalem, since the Six-Day War of 1967.

Source: Manila Times December 10, 2022 04:09 UTC