Four Palestinians were killed and several others were injured following Israeli airstrikes targeting the city of Jenin and the nearby town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, Wafa reports.

According to a brief statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, while two others were killed when an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in Qabatiya.

Wafa’s reporter on the ground confirmed that an Israeli drone fired at a vehicle on a busy street in Qabatiya, killing two Palestinians and injuring others. A separate drone attack targeted a motorcycle in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, resulting in two more fatalities.

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