Israeli forces have raided a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a doctor. That's according to local authorities. The raid on Tuesday sparked some of the deadliest recent violence in the territory, which has seen a surge of fighting since the war in Gaza erupted seven months ago.
JENIN, West Bank — Israel i forces raided a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing at least seven Palestinians, including a doctor, according to local authorities, in some of theThe military said its forces struck militants during an operation in Jenin, a city in the northern West Bank , which along with an adjacent urban refugee camp has long been a bastion of armed struggle against Israel .
Nearly 500 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank fighting, many of them militants, as well as others throwing stones or explosives at troops. Others not involved in the confrontations have also been killed. Israel says it is cracking down on soaring militancy in the territory, pointing to a spike in attacks by Palestinians on Israelis. It has arrested more than 3,000 Palestinians since the start of the war in Gaza.
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war, along with east Jerusalem, which it later annexed, and the Gaza Strip, which it withdrew troops and settlers from in 2005. The Palestinians seek those territories as part of their future independent state, hopes for which have been dimmed since the war in Gaza erupted.
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