Gunfire and explosions rocked the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, as the Israeli military kept up a large-scale raid for a second day.The operation, launched just days after a ceasefire paused more than a year of fighting in Gaza,

IDF soldiers, including special operations, ISA, and Border Police personnel will operate in the coming days in the Jenin area.

A Palestinian official reported shooting and explosions in the flashpoint West Bank town of Jenin as Israeli forces pressed a raid that the military described as a "counter terrorism" operation.

At least seven Palestinians were killed and 35 others injured in a massive raid by the Israeli army into Jenin, expected to last a few days.

"On the directive of the Security Cabinet, the IDF, the ISA, and the Israel Police have today begun a...military operation to defeat terrorism in Jenin," Netanyahu said.

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A Palestinian official reported shooting and explosions in the flashpoint West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday as Israeli forces pressed a raid that the military described as a "counterterrorism" operation.

Israeli forces launched an operation in Jenin on Tuesday which Palestinian officials said killed 10 people, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military launched a large raid in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing nine people and injuring 40 others, according to Palestinian health officials.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their raid on Jenin in the West Bank for a second consecutive day, following the death of 10 Palestinians in a military offensive called "Iron Wall."