Four Palestiniansamong them a teenager who died in Israeli shelling in JeninPalestinian city in the occupied north West Bankwhere the Israeli army entered at noon, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Also hospitalized 18 people with gunshot wounds, four of them in serious condition, the ministry said. Omar Avadin16 years, Nidal Kazim28 years old and Yousef Krim29 years.

“(Israeli) security forces are currently operating a (Palestinian refugee) camp in Jenin,” the army said in a statement, released around 3:40 p.m. (local time, Greek time), without giving any details.

This latest bloody intervention by the Israeli military comes at a time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appears to be drawing to a close. spiral of violence after taking office at the end of December under his leadership of one of the most right-wing governments in Israeli history Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has claimed lives since the beginning of the year 84 Palestinians (including members of armed groups and civilians, including minors), in 12 civil (including three minors), an Israeli policeman, and a Ukrainian, according to an AFP report based on official Israeli and Palestinian sources.

Israeli forces are concentrating their operations in the northern West Bank, a stronghold of armed groups in that Palestinian territory, which has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

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