Israeli commandos killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded a dozen more during clashes with gunmen in Jenin in occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials said seven of the dead were gunmen and the other two civilians
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf said they were pushing to calm tensions and that the security coordination should be deepened, not cut.
After the troops withdrew and the smoke and tear gas cleared, civilians who had kept away streamed into the camp to check on casualties. A two-storey building that had been the focus of the fighting was heavily damaged. Violence has surged since a series of lethal Palestinian street attacks in Israel in March and April. The attendant diplomatic stalemate has helped rally Palestinian support for Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which refuse coexistence with Israel - where the new hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu includes members opposed to Palestinian statehood.
Tor Wennesland, a U.N. mediator, said on Twitter that he was "actively engaged with Israeli and Palestinian authorities to de-escalate tensions, restore calm and avoid further conflict".
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