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Thursday, November 9, 2023
2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes with Israeli troops, PA says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Palestinian Authority health ministry reports that two Palestinians were killed in clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank town of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, and in Dura, near Hebron.
The Israel Defense Forces does not comment on those clashes, but says troops operated in the Jenin refugee camp overnight with armored D9 bulldozers, uncovering and destroying dozens of makeshift bombs that were hidden in the area.
Troops clashed with gunmen in Jenin, with the IDF saying it carried out a drone strike against a group of armed Palestinians who were shooting at Israeli forces.
Since October 7, the IDF says troops have arrested some 1,430 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 900 affiliated with Hamas.
According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, more than 155 West Bank Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, and in some cases settlers, since October 7.
Separately, the IDF says that yesterday the head of the Central Command, Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, signed off on a demolition order for the home of Daoud Faiz, a Palestinian terrorist who rammed into a group of off-duty soldiers and civilians near Modiin in August, killing Sgt. Maksym Molchanov.
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