5 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in Tulkarm

People react during a funeral of six Palestinians in the aftermath of an Israeli raid in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
People react during a funeral of six Palestinians in the aftermath of an Israeli raid in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
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5 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in Tulkarm

People react during a funeral of six Palestinians in the aftermath of an Israeli raid in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
People react during a funeral of six Palestinians in the aftermath of an Israeli raid in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 22, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

At least five Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli attack on Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Two were shot dead by Israeli forces on Sunday, the ministry had said.
Another Palestinian has also died on Sunday from injuries sustained after an Israeli attack in the West Bank city of Jenin a few days ago, the Palestinian health ministry said.
The Israeli military says it has been stepping up operations against Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank. On Thursday, Israel confirmed killing "more than 10" people in raids in Jenin.



Lebanese Begin Grim Task of Recovering Bodies from Rubble

 Rescuers use an excavator as they search for dead bodies through the rubble of a destroyed house, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Ainata village, south Lebanon. (AP)
Rescuers use an excavator as they search for dead bodies through the rubble of a destroyed house, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Ainata village, south Lebanon. (AP)
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Lebanese Begin Grim Task of Recovering Bodies from Rubble

 Rescuers use an excavator as they search for dead bodies through the rubble of a destroyed house, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Ainata village, south Lebanon. (AP)
Rescuers use an excavator as they search for dead bodies through the rubble of a destroyed house, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah that went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, in Ainata village, south Lebanon. (AP)

In the southern Lebanon border villages of Bint Jbeil and Ainata, where fierce fighting between Israel and Hezbollah fighters took place, rescuers used excavators began searching on Wednesday for bodies under the rubble.

A woman in Ainata wrapped in black cried as she held a portrait her grandson, a Hezbollah fighter, who was killed in the fighting, as she waits for rescuers to recover his body from a destroyed home.

The smell of death filled the air and several dead bodies could be seen inside houses and between trees. In the town of Kfar Hammam, rescuers recovered four bodies, according to Lebanese state media.

Meanwhile, families and politicians visited the graves of Hezbollah fighters buried in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek region.

Families with tears in their eyes paid respects to the dead and celebratory gunshots could be heard in the background Wednesday, the first day of a ceasefire between the group and Israel.

“The resistance (Hezbollah) will stay to defend Lebanon,” Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Mokdad told reporters while visiting the graves. “We tell the enemy that the martyrs thwarted their plans for the Middle East.”

Several other Hezbollah members of parliament were present.