'Hundreds trapped' in West Bank hospital as Israeli troops clear roadside bombs
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Hundreds of people are trapped inside a West Bank hospital surrounded by Israeli forces, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel said its troops were trying to detonate explosives planted by militants under the road outside and it had warned patients and doctors to stay put.
A nurse at the Jenin government hospital said patients were "terrified". Dozens of bulldozers are in Jenin and Palestinian officials said at least nine people were killed in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday - with Israeli drones and aircraft seen flying low over the area again today.
Israel said it had "hit" 10 militants and spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said the main goal in Jenin was to clear roadside bombs targeting its soldiers. Israeli forces have regularly clashed with Palestinian militants in Jenin in recent years, even before the war in Gaza.
A ceasefire in Gaza started at the weekend with the first few Israeli hostages - taken during the 7 October Hamas terror attack - released as part of the deal. If the truce holds, more will be released and swapped for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the weeks ahead.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. With Donald Trump now back in the White House, his envoy Steve Witkoff said he would be part of an "inspection team" to ensure the ceasefire was being kept. "I'm actually going to be going over to Israel. I'm going to be part of an inspection team at the Netzarim corridor, and also at the Philadelphi corridor," Mr Witkoff told Fox News.
