Israeli forces launch air attacks and ground raids carried out by hundreds of soldiers, killing at least eight Palestinians in largest military operation in Jenin in 20 years. A ninth Palestinian is shot dead by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society urgently calls for “safe passage to evacuate the wounded and injured”. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen signals Israel is not intending to expand its operation in Jenin to the rest of the occupied West Bank.
PA leader Abbas suspends security coordination with Israel
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended contact and security coordination with Israel, his office said in a statement.
The decision came after Abbas held a meeting with other leaders of the PA.
Abbas has temporarily suspended coordination with Israel a number of times in the past during previous rounds of escalation.
‘Huge explosion’ reported near mosque: AJ correspondent
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Jenin, said the air is getting thick with smoke as protest fires are starting up.
“A dozen young men who are standing there, they’ve been throwing some stones at the Israelis, who replied with tear gas in the last half hour or so,” Fisher said.
Israeli army vehicles have been “driving into the Jenin refugee camp”, he said.
There was a huge explosion near the mosque as well, he added.
“We’re now more than 20 hours into this operation here in Jenin and there is no sign that this is about to end anytime soon.”
Two children among Palestinians killed in Jenin: Report
Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinian children during the operation in Jenin, Defense for Children International – Palestine (DFI-P), has said.
Nouruddin Husam Yousef Marshoud, 15, and 17-year-old Majdi Younis Saud Ararawi were killed by Israeli forces around 11:30am according to initial information collected by DFI-P.
“DCIP continues to investigate these killings as the Israeli military assault is ongoing,” it said.
Turkey strongly condemns Israeli raid in Jenin
Turkey’s foreign ministry has strongly condemned the Israeli raid in Jenin.
“We are deeply concerned that with these attacks, the current tension in the region could trigger a new spiral of violence,” a foreign ministry statement said.
What is behind Israel’s major attack on Jenin?
Israel is only increasing the scale of its incursions into occupied territories in the face of Palestinian resistance.
The latest operation, ongoing on Monday, marks a significant escalation and follows a raid in Jenin two weeks ago that killed seven Palestinians and that was itself one of the largest conducted in years.
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These soldiers are from a country whose president is a Jew Zelensky. Orthodox churches are also being destroyed in this country. Synagogues are not touched. Surprisingly, it turns out that Jews get along well with the Bandera Nazis.