Three people killed in Israel's pre-dawn raid on Jenin refugee camp, scores arrested

Three people were killed and scores wounded when Israel conducted a large-scale attack on Jenin refugee camp, according to Palestinian health officials. 

In what Palestinian media described as a pre-dawn raid, Israeli soldiers entered Jenin supported by armoured vehicles, bulldozers, Apache helicopters and rooftop snipers, as they arrested several people. 

The troops fired bullets, stun grenades and toxic teargas towards Palestinians and their homes, according to Wafa news. 

Jamal Haweel, a lecturer at the Arab American University, who was previously imprisoned by Israel, was one of several people arrested, according to Wafa. 

Atta Abu Rumaila, Fatah's secretary-general in Jenin, was also arrested, along with his son. Both were severely beaten, according to Wafa.

Several streets were bulldozed and a roundabout near the Palestinian Authority’s Interior Ministry headquarters was destroyed, along with electrical transformers, Wafa reported.