Seven killed in Israeli West Bank raid: Health ministry

At least 14 Palestinians have now been killed in Israeli operations this weekin the West Bank, where the Gaza war has fuelled tensions October.
The Israeli military said the raid was carried out to find militants behindan attack last week in which an Israeli captain was killed. Hamas said one ofthe latest seven dead was a "commander" in the group.
An Israeli military statement said there was a gun battle in the Jeninrefugee camp and then troops surrounded a building in which "terroristsbarricaded themselves".
The Wafa official Palestinian news agency said military vehicles surrounded ahouse and demands were made by loudspeaker for one occupant to surrender.
Shoulder-launched missiles were fired and a drone used in the four-hour raid,it added.
According to the military, two militants who took part in a bomb attack inwhich the captain died were killed.
"In addition, during the counterterrorism activity, an armed terrorist cellthat was identified in the area was eliminated" in an Israeli drone strike.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry said the seven dead were aged from19 to 54.
A Hamas statement said five of the "martyrs" were members of the group thatrules the Gaza Strip. One, Ahmed Mahmud al-Aridi, 30, was named as a Hamas"commander".
Mounting violence has gripped the West Bank since the start of the Gaza waron October 7.
Seven Palestinians were killed in military operations this week, before the latest deadly operation, reports BSS.
A woman and child died in an Israeli raid in a refugee camp near Tulkarem onMonday, four men in a drone attack on the same Nur Shams camp on Tuesday andone man in Jenin on Wednesday, according to the health ministry.
Fourteen people died in one two-day Israeli operation in Nur Shams in April,according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
According to Palestinian figures, at least 568 Palestinians have died in theWest Bank in military raids and violence with Israeli settlers since theHamas attacks on Israel on October 7.
At least 16 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed over the sameperiod in the territory occupied by Israel since 1967, according to an AFPtally from official Israeli figures.