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Several Palestinians said killed in drone strike during IDF West Bank raid

12 December 2023, 7:49 am 1 Edit

An Israel Defense Forces drone carried out an airstrike on a group of Palestinian terrorists during an army raid on the West Bank city of Jenin, killing several people, Palestinian and Hebrew media report.

Forces carrying out an arrest raid came under fire and several explosive devices were detonated.

An Israeli security source told the Walla news site that a cell throwing explosives at troops was attacked from the air.

Both Walla and the Palestinian Wafa news agency said several of the gunmen were killed.

Video from the scene appeared to show ambulances taking away several bodies and injured people.

There was no immediate confirmation from Palestinian medical officials or the IDF.

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