3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Jenin refugee camp

By Qais Abu Samra

JENIN, Palestine (AA) - Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike early Wednesday on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, the official Palestine TV said.

A number of people were also injured, some of whom are in “serious condition,” it added.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu earlier Wednesday that Israeli forces stormed the camp and deployed snipers on the roofs of a number of homes and buildings, which led to the outbreak of clashes.

They noted that there was a power outage in several neighborhoods in the city of Jenin which coincided with the raid.

Witnesses said the army struck a site near the camp’s cemetery with two missiles, causing injuries.

The Palestinian group Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said its fighters were able to detonate an explosive device while the Israeli army was storming the camp, causing casualties.

Witnesses pointed out that the army withdrew from the camp following a military raid that lasted several hours.