UPDATE - 4 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on Jenin refugee camp

REVISES DEATH TOLL

By Qais Abu Samra

JENIN, Palestine (AA) - At least four Palestinians were killed early Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied 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 rooftops 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 said the army withdrew from the camp following a military raid that lasted several hours.