The United Nations Human Rights office says Israeli operations in the West Bank have killed at least 12 Palestinians since Tuesday and could threaten the newly agreed ceasefire in Gaza.
Reuters is reporting that hundreds of resident in Jenin fled their homes as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city on Thursday.
The operation was launched within days of the start of a ceasefire in Gaza that saw the first exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails since a brief truce in November 2023.
Israeli officials said the Jenin operation was aimed at neutralizing Iranian-backed militant groups in the refugee camp adjacent to the city, a major hub for armed Palestinian groups for years.
But the UN rights office raised the alarm over the killing of what it said were mostly unarmed people, calling for an immediate end of the violence and a halt on expanding settlements.
