Confrontations broke out and gunfire was exchanged between Palestinian groups and the Israeli military as Israeli forces raided the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports.

The Israeli military shot one man in the shoulder during its raid on Jenin, while another man and a child were also injured by shrapnel in the nearby town of Kafr Dan.

Nine people have also been arrested during raids on homes in Kafr Dan, Wafa reports, while two men have been arrested in the town of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya.

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Updated 01 Aug, 2026

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