Israel strikes a camp in the West Bank, killing five Palestinians

The Palestinian health ministry released a statement on Monday, stating that five Palestinians had died in an Israeli strike in the Nur Shams refugee camp, which is close to the city of Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank.

across response to claims of an abduction, the Israeli military claimed that its planes had targeted a militant operations center within the camp and that troops were conducting searches and roadblocks across the West Bank.

Another violent episode saw Israeli settlers raiding the Wadi Rahal neighborhood near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, shooting a Palestinian, badly injuring him, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Since the Israel-Hamas war began in Gaza last year, there have been a lot more clashes in the occupied West Bank as Israeli troops have increased their operations against armed militant groups, such as Islamic Jihad and Hamas, which are backed by Iran.

Figures from the Palestinian Health Ministry show that thousands of Palestinians have been imprisoned and that at least 637 have been killed. While some are stone-throwing youngsters or disinterested civilians, many of them are armed combatants.

According to official Israeli data, a new tab opens, at least thirty Israelis, both troops and civilians, have been slain by Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank during the same period.