Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire

The Israeli military bombed and stormed Jenin on Tuesday as it launched a major assault on the northern occupied West Bank city, days after a ceasefire in Gaza took hold. 

The attacks killed at least six Palestinians and wounded 35 others, according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

The bombing accompanied a large-scale ground assault by Israeli forces, which is expected to last several days, a military source told the Times of Israel. 

Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces - who have been besieging and attacking Jenin since early December - withdrew from the city shortly before the Israeli offensive began. 

Asaad Salim, a resident of Jenin, told Middle East Eye that the Israeli assault began with special forces infiltrating the Jabriyat neighbourhood, located east of the city.

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