At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel launches West Bank raid

IDF military spokesman declared that the dead were all militants and that several more have been arrested.

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00:00At least nine Palestinians have been killed in a large-scale Israeli military operation

00:06in the occupied West Bank.

00:10Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said large forces entered the city of Jenin,

00:15which has long been a militant stronghold, as well as Tulkarem and the al-Farah refugee

00:20camp.

00:23The IDF also released footage of an airstrike on the Nur Shams refugee camp.

00:30Israel says the raids are the first stage of an even larger operation aimed at preventing

00:35attacks on Israelis, adding that all nine people killed were militants.

00:41In a post on X, Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz claimed Iran is attempting to establish

00:46an eastern terrorist front against Israel in the West Bank, saying Palestinians should

00:51be evacuated while Israeli forces deal with the threat.

00:57The governor of Jenin, Kamal Abu al-Rab, said Israeli forces had surrounded the city, blocking

01:03exits and entry points and access to hospitals, and ripping up infrastructure in the camp.

01:10Meanwhile, President of the European Council Charles Michel called for respect for international

01:17law in Gaza and the West Bank, as he spoke to regional media on his visit to Doha.

01:24He reaffirmed the EU's support for a ceasefire in Gaza, and emphasised that the union is

01:30actively working with countries in the region to help achieve this goal.