Israeli army kills Palestinians and detains medics in fresh West Bank raids

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas on Wednesday, as it continued mass raids across the territory, including by detaining emergency service workers in Tulkarm. 

The five men were killed in an Israeli air strike at dawn near al-Tawhid mosque in Tubas.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it received the bodies after Israeli authorities initially prevented ambulances from reaching the site. 

Wafa news agency identified the killed men as Mohammad Sawafta ,19; Majd Sawafta, 23; Qais Sawafta, 24; Yassin Sawafta, 22; and Talaba Basharat, 18.

The air strike came during a wider Israeli operation in the outskirts and neighbourhoods of Tubas, including the use of reconnaissance planes and military helicopters. The raid involved a siege on the Turkish government hospital, with roads surrounding the medical facility being blocked off. 

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