An Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least five people, including a woman and her daughter, Palestinian officials said.
During the pre-dawn operation in the Tulkarem refugee camp on Tuesday, drones struck armed fighters operating in the area, an Israeli army spokesman said.
Several people were injured during the Israeli incursion that lasted several hours. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that more than 25 military vehicles, including bulldozers, stormed the camp.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said it treated a 30-year-old man for gunshot wounds to the abdomen, thigh and hand, and three women for shrapnel wounds, including one to the eye.
“They (the Israeli army) aim to destroy the infrastructure in the camps so that they can eventually force people to leave,” said a woman in the camp, who asked not to be identified for security reasons.
The Israeli military said in a statement on X that Ashraf Nafeh, a commander of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was killed.
Hamas said on Telegram that Mohammad Awad and Muhammad Badie, commanders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, were also killed.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that Israel has killed at least 513 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7.
