An Israeli military vehicle is seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight.
Palestinian security sources told Xinhua that the Israeli army had sent reinforcements to several neighborhoods in Jenin and its camp, adding reconnaissance drones were hovering intensively over the area.
The sources noted that the army forces carried out raids and searches that targeted dozens of homes in the camp's neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the death toll in Israeli raids has risen to eight and the injuries to 24, with four of them in serious condition.
Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that military bulldozers destroyed the infrastructure, resulting in power outages and disruption to communications and internet services in large areas of the city and the camp.
On Tuesday, Israeli special forces stormed the camp, leading to the outbreak of armed clashes with Palestinian militants.
Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee called the raids a "counter-terror" operation on social media platform X.
Cities, camps and villages in the West Bank have witnessed an escalation after the latest Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least 514 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank and Jerusalem during the escalation. ■
Smoke billows during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Smoke billows during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Israeli military vehicles are seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
An Israeli military vehicle is seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Israeli military vehicles are seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 22, 2024. The Israeli army on Wednesday continued its operation against Jenin city and its camp in northern West Bank for the second day as the death toll rose to eight. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
