Jenin retaliation: Israeli soldier killed, another critically wounded

A Palestinian man has fatally shot an Israeli soldier and critically injured another near a settlement in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, apparently in retaliation for an Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp, where five minors were among 12 Palestinians martyred.

The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces stopped a car for inspection close to Kedumim settlement, which is located near the city of Qalqilya, on Thursday afternoon, when its occupant fired at them and fled.

The forces then chased the Palestinian gunman and “neutralized” him, the statement added. Medics at the scene near Kedumim said the Palestinian had been killed.

The Israeli regime's Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said the soldier was declared dead at the scene following resuscitation efforts.

This incident is the most recent in a series of Palestinian retaliatory operations that have been carried out this week.

On Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian fighters opened fire from a passing vehicle on a police patrol car close to Nablus. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Israel launched the military incursion into Jenin in the early hours of Monday with more than 1,000 troops to purportedly damage the resistance “infrastructure” in the city and the refugee camp that it hosts.

At least 12 Palestinians and one Israeli trooper were killed in the confrontation, which marked Palestinian resistance groups putting up a strong fight against the invading troops and forcing them to retreat after less than two days.

Israeli troops finally pulled back from Jenin on Tuesday evening following a 44-hour-long incursion.

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