Eight Palestinians, Israeli Cop Killed in West Bank Paroxysm of Violence

Fresh violence seized the West Bank on Sunday, leaving eight Palestinians and an Israeli policewoman dead in two clashes.

Israeli officials said it began when a buried bomb in Jenin blew up a military vehicle, killing the officer and wounding three others. The Jenin Battalion of Islamic Jihad took credit for the explosion.

Then, as Israeli soldiers fought with Palestinians on the ground in Jenin, an airstrike was called in. A military helicopter fired on the Palestinians, killing seven—four of them brothers, according to Palestinian authorities.

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