The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Atta Yasser Atta Musa, 29, died this morning in the hospital after being shot during the raid.

Rafat Omar Khamayseh, 22-years-old; Mahmoud Ali Saadi, 23, and Mahmoud Khaled Ararawi, 24, also died last night.

About 30 people were wounded during the offensive, several of them seriously, the source added.

Numerous Israeli soldiers entered the refugee camp, where they surrounded two homes with the alleged objective of capturing a high-ranking member of the Islamic Resistance Movement, according to Israeli media.

The raid sparked clashes with Palestinian militants in the nearby city of Jenin, the Wafa news agency reported.

Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for the Palestinian government, condemned tIsrael´s new wave of violence. “The current aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip, Jenin and other cities will lead to violence and escalation throughout the region.” “The US administration must be acutely aware that the region is on the verge of an explosion as a result of Israel’s persistence in killing, destroying and stealing land,” he warned.

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