5 Palestinians injured in Israeli army assault in West Bank

Five Palestinians were injured Wednesday after Israeli soldiers beat them in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, said Palestinian medical officials, as residents rushed to buy food following a partial lifting of a curfew by the Israeli military.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said crews transported five people to a hospital after they were assaulted by Israeli forces during a continuing incursion into the Jabal Jawhar area.

On Monday, the Israeli army announced the launch of a multi-day military operation in Hebron involving Shin Bet and Border Police. The army said the operation is focused on Jabal Jawhar, citing “security assessments that claim a recent rise in armed activity and clan-based violence in the area.