The Israeli military continued its major military campaign across the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah said 10 people had been killed and at least 40 injured so far.
The military said that since the operation was launched on Tuesday, “over 10 terrorists” had been hit along with several “terror infrastructure sites”.
“Additionally, aerial strikes on terror infrastructure sites were conducted and numerous explosives planted on the routes by the terrorists were dismantled,” it said in a statement on Wednesday. “The Israeli forces are continuing the operation.”
While violence frequently flares in Jenin, this is Israel’s largest operation there in years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the campaign, named Iron Wall, as a “large-scale and significant military operation” against Iranian-backed militants.