Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five in Jenin and West Bank

CGC News Reporter February 2, 2025

Israeli forces carried out airstrikes in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, killing five people in the Jenin area, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

One airstrike hit an eastern neighborhood of Jenin, killing a 16-year-old boy, Ahmad al-Sadi, and critically wounding two others. Another strike targeted a car in the nearby town of Qabatiya, killing two people. A third airstrike killed two people in central Jenin.

Jenin’s governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, confirmed the attacks and stated that after the strike on the boy, a drone hit a car in Qabatiya, killing two young men.