At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel mounts major West Bank operation
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00:00In Jenin on Wednesday, armoured Israeli vehicles drove the streets, blocking exit and entry
00:06points and access to hospitals, according to local authorities, after a major Israeli
00:12military operation into the West Bank overnight, which claimed multiple lives.
00:17This Palestinian Red Crescent paramedic responded to one of the scenes.
00:21Around 2am, the army raided the refugee camp with a big number of soldiers on foot.
00:29They raided the camp from different parts.
00:34According to Palestinian health authorities, the operation took place in Jenin, Tul Kham
00:39and Tubas in the occupied West Bank.
00:41While Israeli incursions are an often daily occurrence, it is rare for them to be carried
00:46out simultaneously in several towns at once, as they were on Tuesday night.
00:51The country's foreign minister claimed they raided the refugee camps in order to dismantle
00:56he said were Iranian Islamic terror infrastructures.
01:00We must address this threat with the same determination used against terror infrastructures
01:04in Gaza, including temporary evacuation of Palestinian residents and any necessary measures.
01:10This is a war and we must win it.
01:13Israeli forces have been stepping up their operations in the north of the West Bank,
01:17where armed groups have been particularly active, radicalised by the frequent attacks
01:21by Jewish settlers on Palestinian communities.
01:25Since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip, more than 650 Palestinians have been killed
01:29in the West Bank, according to Palestinian health ministry.
01:33And at least 20 Israelis have died in clashes, according to Israeli officials.