50 injured while several in critical condition: Palestinian health ministry
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\nAs many as eight residents have embraced martyrdom as the Israeli army Monday conducted drone strikes in the West Bank\u2019s Jenin, injuring around 50 people with several in critical condition, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
\nThe operation was conducted two weeks after a brutal Israeli army raid in the Jenin refugee camp claimed the lives of several people.
\nThe Israeli army said its forces had struck a \u201cjoint operations center\u201d that served as a command post for the \u201cJenin Brigade,\u201d a local militant group.
\nThe West Bank is controlled partially in the West Bank, including the Jenin area by the Palestinian Authority.
\nUnder Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who took power in December with his ultra-nationalist allies, the violence by Israelis has increased the suffering of the Palestinians.
\nThe United Nations expressed concern over the escalating violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, calling for calm and restraint from all parties.
\nUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the loss of life and injuries in the recent violence and called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to \u201ctake immediate steps to de-escalate the situation.\u201d
\nThe recent violence has raised concerns that the situation could escalate and lead to full-scale violence.
\nThe international community has called for an end to the violence and for both sides to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful resolution to the longstanding conflict.
\nThe conflict between Israel and Palestine has been ongoing since the Six-Day War of 1967, with Israel occupying the West Bank, home to around 490,000 Israelis living in settlements considered illegal under international law.
\nThe Palestinians, who desire their own independent state, demand Israel withdraw from all land occupied in the Six-Day War and dismantle all Jewish settlements.
\nHowever, Netanyahu has pledged to \u201cstrengthen settlements\u201d and has shown no interest in reviving peace talks, which have been inactive since 2014.
\nIn another incident, a Palestinian youth was martyred by Israeli fire near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
\nThe ongoing violence has claimed a number of lives including Palestinian civilians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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