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Israeli military kills at least nine Palestinians in its attack on the occupied West Bank
Mourners cry during the funeral of five Palestinians who were killed by the Israeli military in the northern occupied West Bank, in the refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarem, August 27, 2024

AT LEAST nine Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces launched the biggest attack on the occupied West Bank in decades today.

The attack, which involved hundreds of ground troops supported by fighter planes and drones, targeted Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that Israeli forces killed four people in the Far’a refugee camp in Tubas.

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