On Wednesday, as the operations were going on, the military reported a ramming attack east of Ramallah in the West Bank, in which it said the driver of a fuel tanker accelerated towards Israeli soldiers before being shot. An Israeli soldier was killed in the incident, the military said.
Israeli forces have been conducting a series of operations in the northern West Bank for the past two weeks, with extended raids in Tubas, Jenin and Tulkarm. All three cities have a heavy presence of armed factions including Hamas, the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad and Fatah.
Heavy clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters have been reported. At the same time, streets and infrastructure in all three cities have suffered extensive damage as Israeli forces have dug up roads and destroyed houses.
Qais Ambar, a resident of the refugee camp in Tulkarm, where two Palestinians were killed during a raid on Tuesday, said people had been forced to flee as their homes were destroyed, leaving many seeking shelter in city mosques.
