China News Agency, Beijing, February 7th. Comprehensive news: According to Palestinian media reports, the Israeli army clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jericho on the 6th local time, killing 5 people.
According to the Palestine News Agency, Israeli troops clashed with Palestinians in a refugee camp in Jericho that day, during which five Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops, and the bodies of the five dead were also seized by Israeli troops.
The Associated Press quoted the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) as saying that all five of the dead were members of the organization.
According to the "Times of Israel" report, the Israeli military issued a statement on the 6th, saying that the Israeli army entered Jericho on the 6th to carry out a search and arrest mission, during which five Palestinian gunmen were killed, and there were no Israeli casualties.
According to reports, two Palestinians shot and attacked a restaurant near Jericho on January 28, and then fled to Jericho due to a weapon failure. The attack caused no casualties.
The target of the Israeli army's search and arrest operation is these two men.
The recent series of bloody incidents have led to the re-heating of the situation between Palestine and Israel.
In an interview with the BBC a few days ago, the United Nations Special Envoy for the Middle East Tor Wenneslan said that the surge in violence has pushed the situation between Palestine and Israel to the "edge" and that all parties should take measures to stop the bloodshed.
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