Israeli forces dressed in doctors’ scrubs and women’s clothes have killed three Palestinian militants in an undercover operation in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.A border police counter-terrorism unit and a unit from the internal security forces, known as the Shin Bet, entered Ibn Sina hospital on the outskirts of the city’s refugee camp early on Tuesday, CCTV footage of the aftermath of the operation showed.The units made their way to a room on the third floor and shot all three men in the head using pistols fitted with silencers, in an attack that took less than 10 minutes from start to finish, Israeli media said.Since 7 October, Israeli forces have killed at least 357 1Palestinians – militants, civilians and attackers – in the West Bank, while Israeli settlers have killed at least eight, according to the United Nations.Palestinians from the West Bank have killed at least 10 Israelis in attacks in the West Bank and Israel in the same period.In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the Hamas suspect who was killed had “planned a raid attack inspired by the October 7th massacre”. On that date, waves of Hamas gunmen invaded Israel from Gaza, killed about 1,300 people – mainly civilians – and took about 250 others back to Gaza as hostages.The attack triggered Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, with the declared aim of destroying Hamas. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says more than 26,600 Palestinians – mostly women and children – have been killed in the Israeli offensive.
