8 Palestinians killed in Jenin

JENIN, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES:

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin.

The Palestinian health ministry, based in Ramallah, said the operation had killed eight people, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said its first responders treated seven people injured by live ammunition and that Israeli forces were hindering their access to the area.

Jenin governor Kamal Abu al-Rub told AFP the operation was "an invasion of the (refugee) camp".

"It came quickly, Apache helicopters in the sky and Israeli military vehicles everywhere," he added.

The spokesman for the Palestinian security forces, Anwar Rajab, said in a statement that Israeli forces had "opened fire on civilians and security forces, resulting in injuries to several civilians and a number of security personnel, one of whom is in critical condition".

Israel army chief

The head of Israel's military resigned on Tuesday, taking responsibility for its "failure" to stop Hamas's October 7 attack.

In his resignation letter, released by the army, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said he was stepping down "due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for the (military's) failure on October 7", but added that he was leaving at a time of "significant successes"