Ramallah, Jan. 27 -- The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern West Bank has risen to 16, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.
The ministry confirmed in a brief statement that 26-year-old Abdul Jawad al-Ghoul died from critical injuries sustained in Israeli gunfire on Tuesday.
His death follows the killing of two Palestinians on Friday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a vehicle in Qabatiya, south of Jenin.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in Jenin and its refugee camp.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the operation aims to "eradicate terrorism" in Jenin and c...