UP TO 17 Palestinians were reported killed and more than 50 injured when Israeli forces mounted an armoured assault on Gaza’s main Jabalya refugee camp last night.
Palestinian witnesses said that Israeli soldiers, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, occupied rooftops and exchanged heavy gunfire with militias, while ambulances were unable to reach some of the wounded.
They said that Israeli forces had encircled Jabalya before entering from the north under cover of darkness.
An Israeli military source confirmed that an operation was under way in Jabalya, saying: “Ground forces are conducting searches and operating against terrorist targets.” The source said that soldiers were “doing their utmost to avoid harming the civilian population” and that they were allowing ambulances free passage.
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