Israeli army confirms killing 3 Palestinian gunmen in a hospital in occupied West Bank

Army's statement identified main target of raid on the hospital as a member of the Islamist militant movement, and other two as members of Islamic Jihad & a local group of gunmen.

People react at the area of Al-Ahli hospital, where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in Gaza City, October 18, 2023 | File Photo | Reuters

West Bank: Israeli forces killed three Palestinian gunmen in a hospital in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the army said, adding that one had been suspected of planning an imminent attack like Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border rampages from the Gaza Strip.

The army statement identified the main target of the overnight raid on Ibn Sina hospital in the city of Jenin as a member of the Islamist militant movement, and the other two as members of Islamic Jihad and a local group of gunmen.

There was no immediate Palestinian confirmation of their identities. Voice of Palestine radio reported the killing of three Palestinians at the hospital.

The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen a surge of violence since the Oct. 7 attack triggered the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas.

 

(Reporting by Ali Sawafta; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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