JENIN: Two Palestinians were killed last night as Israeli occupation forces started a wide-scale raid on the city of Jenin, according to medical sources.

The Ministry of Health reported that Qassam Mohammed Jabareen, 25, and Asem Walid Dabaya, 39, were killed by Israeli gunfire during the raid. Several others sustained injuries during the attack.

Simultaneously, local sources reported that a large number of military vehicles stormed the city from the Jalameh checkpoint and advanced towards the vicinity of the Jenin Government Hospital. An additional military force advanced towards the Ibn Sina Hospital.

The occupation forces also closed the entrances to the city, blocking access of Palestinians into and out of the city.

Source: Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA