Eighteen Palestinians have been killed and others were injured by the Israel Defence Forces during an hours-long daytime raid on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The IDF said it entered Jenin overnight on Thursday, uncovering and destroying a number of improvised explosive devices. As the raid continued into daylight, a group fired on the Israeli troops, leading to an Israeli airstrike. According to Palestinian health ministry figures at least 173 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the 7 October attack on Israel, in which Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip killed at least 1,400 people. Eighteen Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank daytime raid Israel-Hamas war: latest updates