Three killed in Israeli drone attack on West Bank refugee camp, medics say
Three people were killed, medics have said, after the Israeli military launched a drone attack on what it said was a group of armed Palestinians who “fired and hurled explosive devices”.
More than 20 others were injured in the attack, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, citing Wissam Bakr, director of Jenin governmental hospital. It said at least two missiles were fired at the group.
AFP reports further:
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had carried out “counterterrorism activities” in the area, but did not mention casualties.
It said it was responding to an attack from what it called “armed terrorists”, who “fired and hurled explosive devices at Israeli security forces”.
In response, it said, one of its attack drones had “struck the terrorists. Hits were identified.”
“No injuries to Israeli security forces were reported.”
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA says at least 95 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since Israel declared war on Hamas in Gaza earlier this month.
Czech prime minister Petr Fiala and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer are set to arrive in Israel on Wednesday to show support for Israel, following in the footsteps of leaders from France, Germany, the US and the UK, among others.
Commentators have speculated that the stream of international leaders may also be aimed at delaying the expected ground invasion ofGaza.
The leaders will hold talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, spokespeople for both governments said, according to Reuters.
Nehammer will also meet with the family of an Austrian-Israeli national who is currently being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Austrian government said in a statement.
Eight Syrian military personnel have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Deraa, Syrian state media has reported, according to Reuters.
The Israeli military had earlier said it had launched airstrikes on “military infrastructure and mortar launchers belonging to the Syrian Army” in response to rocket launches from Syria on Tuesday.
