Israeli forces raided Jenin in the occupied West Bank, killing four Palestinians and injuring 44 others, according to Palestinian health sources.
Abd al-Rahman Hazem, whose brother shot and killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv in April, was one of the victims.
After dozens of Israeli military vehicles reached Jenin, witnesses reported hearing a boom and intense firing.
According to the Israeli military, its soldiers encircled a home with the goal of apprehending two men suspected of recent shootings.
The suspects then started firing at the security forces after an explosive device detonated, it added.
“The security forces fired back according to standard operating procedures and the two suspects were both killed.”
According to Palestinian media, during the firefight, the troops fired an anti-tank missile at the residence.
Abd al-Rahman Hazem was one of the two males that were killed inside the house, according to both the Israeli military and the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
His father Fathi, who is also wanted by Israeli security authorities in connection with the Tel Aviv attack, lived in the house, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
According to the health ministry, two other Palestinian men were shot dead during clashes with Israeli troops that broke out in the camp.
The militant organisations Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed four of their gunmen were slain, according to Reuters. One of them was a security officer for the Palestinian Authority.
Numerous injured people are reportedly in severe condition at hospitals.
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said: “The Israeli occupation still underestimates the lives of our Palestinian people, and is tampering with security and stability by continuing its policy of escalation.”
Israel’s Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, tweeted that the Israeli troops had acted “with maximal precision” and that his country would “not hesitate or be deterred to act against anybody who tries to hurt Israeli citizens or our security forces”.
More than 90 Palestinians, including militants and civilians, have died in the West Bank since January, primarily at the hands of Israeli security forces.
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