Thirteen Palestinians were injured in an Israeli military raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank's Jericho city
The Israeli army reportedly fired anti-tank guided missiles towards a building where suspected gunmen were hiding inside.
Saturday's raid in the city of Jericho triggered clashes with stone-hurling residents, eyewitnesses said, adding that Israeli soldiers used tear gas canisters, rubber-coated bullets and live fire to disperse the residents. A local medic earlier said that four people were injured in the raid, including one in serious condition.
Israeli national daily Yedioth Ahronoth, for its part, said the Israeli army fired anti-tank guided missiles towards a building where suspected gunmen were hiding inside.
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