Palestinian gunman kills Israeli soldiers as UN warns over W Bank operation

A Palestinian opened fire at a checkpoint in Tayasir, killing two soldiers and wounding eight.

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Another eight soldiers were wounded when a Palestinian gunman opened fire at a checkpoint in Tayasir village, 2km (1.2 miles) north of Tubas, a military statement said. The attacker was shot dead, it said.

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad praised the attack as a response to the Israeli operation in Tubas, Jenin and Tulkarm, but neither said they were behind it.

Meanwhile, a UN official warned the situation in Jenin's refugee camp was heading in a "catastrophic direction".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of a large-scale operation to "defeat terrorism" in Jenin on 21 January, three days after the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect. The operation was expanded into Tulkarm and Tubas last week.

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