Death toll rises to 4 in Israeli raid on Jenin; 2 identified as terror group members
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.
The Palestinian Authority Health Ministry says the death toll of the Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin rises to four.
Palestinian media outlets identify the slain men as Yusuf Shreim, 29, a member of the military wing of the Hamas terror group, and Nidal Khazem, 28, a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
الشهيدان يوسف شريم من كتائب القسام ونضال خازم من سرايا القدس اللذين ارتقيا في جنين قبل قليل. pic.twitter.com/w8kt5UcPUs
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The third Palestinian was named by the PA health ministry as 16-year-old Omar Awadin. The extent of his involvement in the clashes was not immediately clear.
The fourth Palestinian has not yet been identified, the ministry says.
At least 20 others are hurt, four seriously, according to the ministry.