After daylight operations by Israeli armed forces in the occupied West Bank that left 11 Palestinians dead, militants launched rockets at southern Israel on Thursday

After daylight operations by Israeli armed forces in the occupied West Bank that left 11 Palestinians dead, militants launched rockets at southern Israel on Thursday. Israeli aircraft also hit targets in Gaza.

In the West Bank, the killing prolongs one of the worst times in years.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have attacked several targets in northern and central Gaza, including a weapons production facility and a Hamas military base.

Israel claimed that six missiles were fired from Gaza hours earlier, five of which were shot down and one of which landed in a wide open space.

People in the Israeli cities of Sderot and Ashkelon awoke to the sound of sirens activated by a missile launched from the Gaza Strip as a result of the heavy shelling early on Thursday, which produced a pillar of black smoke towering over the north of Gaza City.

According to a death toll given by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), citing the Palestinian Health Ministry, the Israeli military's unusual midday raid on the West Bank city of Nablus resulted in 11 deaths and 102 injuries.

According to the IDF and the Israel Security Agency, the operation by Israeli troops was directed at Hamas members. They said in a joint statement that the militants who were "planning strikes in the foreseeable future" were objective and that three of them had been "neutralized."

The four-hour-long raid in Nablus, a city regarded as a Hamas stronghold, caused extensive damage to a centuries-old marketplace.

It was one of the most bloody episodes to occur in the West Bank in almost a year, increasing the probability of additional bloodshed. Following the operations, Israeli forces were on high alert since violence in the West Bank frequently prompts an instant response from terrorists in Gaza.

The Israeli military's operation on Nablus on Wednesday was denounced by the militant Islamic Jihad organization in Gaza as a "serious crime" that required "resistance to retaliate."

The enemy's atrocities against our people in the occupied West Bank are intensifying, according to spokeswoman Abu Obeida, who warned that time is running out for the resistance in Gaza.

Health officials reported that a 16-year-old child and three older men, ages 72, 66, and 61, were also among the victims in Nablus. Over 82 of the wounded were hit by live fire.

In one heartbreaking scene, a frazzled medic mistakenly declared his father's patient died after being overworked and understaffed. As the bullet was removed from the 61-year-old guy's heart and his face was seen, his colleague who assisted him said they realized who the man was. He claimed that he will never forget that moment.

On Thursday, the Palestinian territories went on a general strike in opposition to the attack, as bodies were carried through the streets on stretchers. Thousands filled the streets as they chanted in favor of Hamas.

It occurs less than two months after Benjamin Netanyahu, the far-right Israeli prime leader, formed his new hardline administration. In addition to taking a firm stance against the Palestinians, Mr. Netanyahu promised to speed up settlement construction on the territory the Palestinians want for a future state.

This year, the West Bank and East Jerusalem have reportedly seen the deaths of about 60 Palestinians.

Israel bombs Gaza after IDF raid kills 11 Palestinians in West Bank

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