Renewed tension in the occupied West Bank.
Three Palestinians were killed Thursday, March 9, by Israeli forces, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced.
The three men were "martyred" by Israeli forces in Jaba, a small town south of Jenin, according to a statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, adding that they were 22, 25 and 26 years old.
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir hailed the action of the police forces, which "eliminated heinous terrorists who opened fire against our defenders", according to a press release from his services. .
According to the Israeli police, special forces "infiltrated" accompanied soldiers intervening in Jaba to arrest people suspected of having committed attacks against the army in this area of the West Bank, territory occupied by Israel since 1967.
Two of the three men killed belonged to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, she said in a statement.
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“During the operation, shots from the car of the wanted men targeted undercover Border Police officers,” Israeli police said.
And she adds that the latter "responded by shooting and killed the three men in the car. A number of weapons and explosive devices were found in their vehicle".
Islamic Jihad denounced a "despicable assassination", according to a press release
With AFP
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