Palestinian medics report 5 killed as Israel raids West Bank’s Tubas

Palestinian medics reported that five people were killed in a strike targeting a car in the occupied West Bank area of Tubas, as the Israeli military said it carried out raids, AFP reports.

“Five killed and (one) seriously wounded in a strike (on) a car in Tubas,” the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement.

The Israeli military said its aircraft “conducted three targeted strikes on armed terrorists” in the Tubas area.

One Israeli soldier was killed in Jenin, where the majority of the Palestinian fatalities have taken place.

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