Hundreds of Israeli troops launched major overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said on Wednesday, targeting Palestinian militants after what they called months of rising attacks. At least 10 people were killed.
The operation was concentrated in Jenin and Tulkarm, two cities that have become militant strongholds, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an Israeli military spokesman, told reporters. He said the operation was continuing. A Palestinian armed group based in Jenin said it had fired on Israeli forces in two villages on the city’s outskirts, and Palestinian residents in both cities described hearing intermittent gunfire.