Israeli airstrike killed 18 people in West Bank city of Tulkarm

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm. The Palestinian health ministry has confirmed the death toll. The Palestinian Authority-run news agency Wafa said the strike had hit a cafe in the Tulkarm refugee camp where many civilians were present. It quoted a local official as saying children and elderly people from several families had been killed in the strike. The UN rights office condemned the attack in a statement today. The Israeli military said the air force had conducted a strike in Tulkarm in a joint operation with its Shin Bet security service, killing the city’s Hamas leader and other significant terrorists.