According to media reports, five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Tulkarm in the West Bank.
Palestinian media reported Tuesday that three militant fighters, two of whom were commanders, were among the dead. They were said to be senior members of the armed wings of Hamas and the al-Aqsa Brigades of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah organization.
The Israeli military confirmed that a drone had attacked “armed terrorists” in Tulkarm. It said there were also exchanges of fire in the town between soldiers and armed residents.
The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service reported that one woman was killed and three others were injured in the incident. Media reports said two women were killed.
The situation in the West Bank has deteriorated significantly since the start of the Gaza war following the Hamas massacre on October 7. Since then, more than 550 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military operations, confrontations or their own attacks in the West Bank, the local Health Ministry said.
Moreover, violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians has increased during this period.
Israel took control of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. The Palestinians claim these areas for their own state.
