Eighteen Palestinians killed during Israeli raid into West Bank

Eighteen Palestinians have been killed and others were injured by the Israel Defence Forces during an hours-long daytime raid on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The IDF said it entered Jenin overnight on Thursday, uncovering and destroying a number of improvised explosive devices. As the raid continued into daylight, a group fired on the Israeli troops, leading to an Israeli airstrike.

According to Palestinian health ministry figures at least 173 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the 7 October attack on Israel, in which Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip killed at least 1,400 people.