One Border Police officer was killed and several were wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle amid clashes in the West Bank city of Jenin early Sunday morning, according to a joint statement by the IDF and Border Police. The wounded officers were transferred to Rambam Medical Center for medical treatment.
Sgt. Shai Garmai, 19, from Carmiel, was pronounced dead on Sunday morning, hours after the clashes. She is survived by her parents and three brothers.
Additionally, during the clashes, an Israeli airstrike targeted a terrorist cell, which was endangering Israeli forces, with Palestinian media reporting six Palestinians were killed in the strike. Israeli military helicopters fired at terrorists on the ground as well as the Border Police officers wounded in the clashes were evacuated.
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Clashes erupted as Israeli forces entered the city on Saturday night, with Palestinian terrorists setting off explosives and firing heavily at the Israeli forces.
Helicopters and drones were spotted over the city during the clashes, according to Palestinian reports.
Raids reported throughout West Bank
Raids by Israeli forces were also reported in Nablus and Kalkilya overnight, according to Palestinian media. Armed clashes erupted in Nablus amid the raid in the city.
Israeli forces have conducted repeated operations in Jenin since the outbreak of the war with Hamas, conducting several airstrikes targeting terrorists in the city in some of the raids.
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