Palestinian Officials; Israeli Raids Kill 9 People

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say Israel is carrying out raids across the occupied West Bank, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin. Israel has carried out near-daily raids across the West Bank since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack out of Gaza triggered the ongoing war there. Over 600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since the war in Gaza began over 10 months ago. That’s according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Most have died during such raids, which often trigger gunbattles with militants. Israel says the operations are required to dismantle Hamas and other militant groups and to prevent attacks on Israelis.