An air strike targeting the city of Tubas killed five men who the Israeli military said were armed with explosives that posed a threat to Israeli forces, which destroyed weapons production facilities as well as a vehicle loaded with explosives and a remote-controlled device.
He said Palestine Red Crescent Its crews retrieved the bodies of the five dead from the bombing site and transferred them to the hospital.
In the city TulkarmThe army said its forces, backed by police and intelligence services, killed a gunman.
On Wednesday evening, reports said that An Israeli drone bombed a Palestinian vehicle near Tulkarm, killing 3 Palestinian youths.
None of the Palestinian armed factions has yet announced the affiliation of the dead.
And closed Israeli forces Entrances and exits of Tubas, and Israeli military vehicles, including bulldozers and armored personnel carriers, were seen moving inside the city, near the border with Jordan at the northern end of West Bank Occupied.
As operations continued, the army reported a ramming attack east of Ramallah in the West Bank on Wednesday, saying a fuel truck driver accelerated his truck toward Israeli soldiers before being shot, adding that an Israeli soldier was killed in the incident.
Over the past two weeks, Israeli forces have carried out a series of operations in the northern West Bank, including extensive raids in the cities of Tubas andfetal And Tulkarm.
Violent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters were reported, while streets and infrastructure in the three cities were severely damaged as Israeli forces bulldozed roads and destroyed homes.
Qais Anbar, a resident, said: Tulkarm refugee campwhere two Palestinians were killed in Tuesday’s raid, said residents were forced to flee after their homes were destroyed, prompting many to seek refuge in the city’s mosques.
Violence has escalated in the West Bank since the start of the War in Gazawith Israeli forces carrying out near-daily raids, arresting thousands, and ongoing exchanges of fire between security forces and Palestinian militants.
Palestinian health authorities said more than 680 Palestinians, including fighters and unarmed civilians, have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the October 7 attack.
During the same period, about 40 Israeli soldiers and civilians were killed in attacks by Palestinians or in clashes with militants, according to the Israeli Internal Security Agency.
