Palestinian journalists say that they were fired on by the Israeli military during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Dan. <\/p>\n
Mohammed Mansour, a journalist for the Palestinian news agency WAFA, was injured when the car he was driving was struck by gunfire, according to video of the aftermath and his employer. <\/p>\n
Footage filmed in the car by freelance journalist Jarah Khalaf shows a chaotic scene, as Mansour races through the streets and blood pours from his leg. All journalists were wearing flak jackets with \u201cpress\u201d labels, and the car bore a \u201cpress\u201d identifier on its hood. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe occupation surprised us by shooting at us directly. Our colleague Mohammed Mansour was here in this car,\u201d said Khalaf. \u201cThe army shot at us more than once, even though we had press signs and were wearing body armor and everything.\u201d <\/p>\n
WAFA said that the Israeli military \u201cfired live bullets directly at the vehicle,\u201d which was carrying four journalists reporting on the Tuesday raid. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that it treated four journalists who were injured by gunfire and shrapnel. <\/p>\n
Violence from the Israeli offensive in Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks has spilled into the occupied West Bank\u202fin recent months. The IDF unleashed a barrage of raids and airstrikes in multiple parts of the territory on August 28 \u2013 including in the cities of Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarem \u2013 bulldozing highways and razing\u202fbuildings\u202fto rubble. <\/p>\n
The IDF has said that its operations in the West Bank are necessary \u201cin order to remove immediate terror threats in real time.\u201d <\/p>\n
Humanitarian groups have accused the Israeli military of using disproportionate force against Palestinian residents, inflicting severe damage on critical infrastructure and disrupting health care services. On Tuesday, a UN spokesperson warned that Israeli forces are using \u201clethal war-like tactics\u201d in the occupied territory, with people being killed, injured and displaced \u2013 and have blocked critical access to aid organizations. <\/p>\n
In another video, reporters film Israeli military bulldozers tearing up the surface of a street in Jenin. The\u202fIDF\u202fsays this is done to find and dismantle explosive devices. <\/p>\n
Khalaf said he was also among the journalists filming the Israeli military bulldozers on Monday, when suddenly \u201ca bulldozer started backing on us.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWe moved down the road when the bulldozer turned \u2026 and chased after us,\u201d added Khalaf. \u201cWe were trapped behind a wall, but the bulldozer kept coming forward toward us when it started destroying shops and the sidewalk we were on. We were trapped for a few minutes before we managed to get away.\u201d <\/p>\n
Israeli forces have killed 33 Palestinians in the West Bank, including six children and two elderly people, since launching the operation last month, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah. Another 130 people have been injured. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and militants. <\/p>\n
The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas\u2019 armed wing, said Friday that three of its members had been killed. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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