7 Palestinians, 2 Israelis Killed in West Bank Violence
In a series of violent incidents in the West Bank on Sunday, an Israeli drone strike killed seven Palestinians, while an Israeli police officer was killed when her vehicle hit a roadside bomb and another Israeli was shot to death, according to sources from both Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that among the deceased in the drone strike were four brothers from Ash-Shuhada in the northern West Bank’s Jenin area, and said they were civilians. The Israeli military said at least six of those killed were armed combatants, as shown in footage released of the drone attack.
The incident occurred amid overnight clashes between Israeli troops and local youth in Jenin. During the operation, a military vehicle triggered a roadside bomb, killing Sgt. Shay Germay, 19, and injuring several others, Israel’s paramilitary border police stated.
Additionally, a suspected terrorist attack north of the Ofra settlement resulted in the shooting death of an unnamed Arab Israeli in his 30s, Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said. The victim was a resident of the Beit Hanina neighborhood in northeast Jerusalem. The army has initiated a manhunt for the assailant.
