Six killed in West Bank as Israeli troops clamp down

60-year-old Palestinian woman killed in West Bank operation, part of ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and militants.

Five Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin over the past 24 hours, the Palestinian Authority said on Tuesday (March 11, 2025), adding to a growing toll from one of the largest operations seen in the West Bank in years.

Also Read | Israeli forces kill two Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack

Another man, who was wanted over previous incidents, was killed by Palestinian security forces, the PA said in a separate statement.

The latest incidents bring the number of Palestinians killed since January, when Israeli forces launched a major operation involving thousands of troops in cities and refugee camps in the north of the West Bank, to more than 30.

Many of those killed have been armed fighters from Palestinian militant groups, but numerous uninvolved civilians have also been killed.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes since the West Bank operation began at the start of a ceasefire in Gaza. Troops have swept through refugee camps in Jenin and nearby cities, demolishing houses and infrastructure, including roads and water pipes.

Israel says the West Bank operation is aimed at hitting Iranian-backed militant groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, that have made strongholds of the crowded townships built to house descendants of Palestinians who fled, or were forced from their homes in the 1948 Middle East war.