Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Clashes reported as IDF says its forces are operating in Jenin refugee camp

By Emanuel Fabian 7 March 2023, 3:21 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

File: Palestinians throw stones at an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, September 28, 2022. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed)

File: Palestinians throw stones at an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, September 28, 2022. (AP Photo/ Majdi Mohammed)

The IDF says its forces are operating in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

A terse statement from the military says it will provide updates later on the rare daytime raid.

A local wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said its members opened fire and hurled explosives at the Israeli force.

Palestinian media reports said troops launched a missile at a building where wanted Palestinians were apparently holed up, in a tactic known as a “pressure cooker,” to flush the suspects out.

تغطية صحفية: "جانب من اقتحام قوات الاحتلال الخاصة مخيم جنين". pic.twitter.com/ZAcM8o33oi

— فلسطين بوست (@plespost) March 7, 2023

Jenin is widely seen as a hotbed of terrorist activity and has been the focus of many of the raids.