Israeli Forces Kill Five Palestinians in Jericho Raid
Five Palestinian militants linked to the armed branch of Hamas were killed on Monday during an Israeli army raid in Jericho's large Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the West Bank — an area in which the Islamic group governing the Gaza Strip is less prominent.
Facts
- Five Palestinian militants linked to the armed branch of Hamas were killed on Monday during an Israeli army raid in Jericho's large Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in the West Bank — an area in which the Islamic group governing the Gaza Strip is less prominent.
- Israeli troops reportedly entered the area to locate those behind an attempted mass shooting on Jan. 28, exchanging gunfire and neutralizing Palestinian gunmen identified as Rafat Wael Awadat, Malik Awni Lafi, Adham Majdi Awadat, Ibrahim Wael Awadat, and Thaer Awadat.
- The Israeli military initially said in a statement that it had killed seven men in total, but the death toll was later rectified to five by the governor of Jericho who added that three others were injured.
- One Palestinian man remained in critical condition according to the Palestinian health ministry, while there were no Israeli casualties in the incident. Local news outlets reported that the senior Hamas official Shaker Amara was arrested.
- This comes amid mounting tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, as Israel has been carrying out incursions for the past month, prompting rising concerns about a further escalation in violence. The international community has called for calm in response.
- Violence in the West Bank increased after ten Palestinians were killed during a military raid in the Jenin refugee camp. So far this year, at least 37 Palestinians have been killed there by Israeli forces, while seven Israelis were recently killed by gunfire outside a synagogue near East Jerusalem.
Sources: BBC News, The Times of Israel, Al Jazeera, Guardian, and Reuters.
Narratives
- Pro-Israel, as provided by
- This raid, and the recent violence in the West Bank, are the price Palestinian terrorists must pay for their campaigns of terror and violence. The Israeli government will wage an uncompromising war on such terrorists and do everything in its power to protect the security of the country.
- Pro-Palestine, as provided by
- The Israeli occupation forces have engendered this cycle of violence in the West Bank that is now also affecting the once undisturbed city of Jericho, where they carried out another massacre on Monday. As Israel apparently seeks to repeat what was seen in 2022, and kill more Palestinians than in any previous calendar year since the Second Intifada, popular resistance will keep fighting.
