Two martyrs in an Israeli raid on Jenin | News

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that two citizens were killed on Saturday evening as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a car in the center of the city. fetal North West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry added – on its Facebook account – that the two martyrs were transferred to Jenin Governmental Hospital.

For its part, the occupation army radio quoted a military source as saying that a drone targeted a cell of 4 Palestinians in Jenin who were planning imminent attacks, according to its claim.

The Israeli radio also quoted a security source as saying that the two Palestinians who were assassinated in Jenin were wanted by the army and security services.

A video clip on social media platforms showed the moment the car was targeted by a missile.

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Over the past few months, the Israeli army has intensified air strikes in the West Bank, claiming to prevent what it describes as armed Palestinian cells from carrying out military operations.

Earlier this month, two Israeli drones targeted two cars in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, killing five people. Similar raids also killed two citizens in the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Tamoun.

Since the operation Al-Aqsa FloodIsrael has escalated its attacks in the occupied West Bank, killing more than 635 Palestinians and arresting more than 10,000 others.