Nibal Farsakh, media and information officer at the Palestinian Red Crescent, said four ambulances were directly targeted by Israeli forces in Jenin.

“It was such a hard day for all Palestinians and for our medical teams who work on the ground,” Farsakh told Al Jazeera from Ramallah.

“Israeli occupation forces attacked four PRCS ambulances during their conducting duty in Jenin,” she said.

They were “directly targeted with live ammunition, causing material damage to the structure and the glass of the ambulances themselves,” Farsakh added.

“One of the ambulances was also hit by a military vehicle before it was shot by the occupation forces, causing damage to the ambulance,” she said, adding that it was “taken out of service due to the attack”.

According to Farsakh, medical teams were first denied access and eventually arrived late to treat those who were injured at the scene. Some were “in a very severe condition” who needed urgent medical assistance.

“Our teams could only deal with 43 injuries … including 27 gunshot wounds and eight shrapnel wounds.”

At least five Palestinians have been killed, including a 15-year-old, after Israeli forces, backed by helicopters, targeted the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified those killed as Khaled Asasa, 21; Qassam Abu Sariya, 29; Qais Jabarin, 21; and Ahmed Saqr, 15. It added that at least five others were in serious condition after being wounded in a shootout between Israeli forces and armed groups.

The Israeli military said the raid was carried out to arrest two suspects and Israeli soldiers came under fire, which resulted in a “massive exchange of fire”.

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Palestinian officials say a journalist, Hazem Nasser, has been wounded by Israeli gunfire during Monday’s raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. Nasser, who was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, said soldiers had been shooting at him as he took cover.

Reporting from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim says Israeli military forces had withdrawn from the Jenin refugee camp.

The Israeli military remains stationed on the outskirts of the camp, she added.

At least 91 Palestinians have been injured in the Israeli military raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Five others were also killed in the raid. The ministry identified four of the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29.

Reporting from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim says the Israeli military has begun to withdraw from Jenin.

She added that explosive devices were still being detonated.

At least five Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli raid on Jenin, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The ministry identified four of the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29.

The fifth victim has yet to be identified.

The number of Palestinians injured also rose to at least 66.

At least 62 Palestinians have been injured in the Israeli military raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

At least four Palestinians were killed.

The ministry identified the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29.

Reporting from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim says people near Ibn Sina Hospital say they are being shot at by Israeli soldiers.

Ibn Sina Hospital is located on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, which the Israeli army raided early in the morning, killing at least four people.

The Israeli army says on its radio channel that the condition of one of seven soldiers injured during the raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank has deteriorated.

His condition is “dangerous but stable”, said Army Radio without mentioning his name.

Mustafa Barghouti, general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, tells Al Jazeera the attack on Jenin is not an equal “gunfight between two sides”.

“It is a criminal war that the Israeli, very well-equipped army is conducting against Palestinian civilians in Jenin. You are talking about an army that is using Apache helicopters, F-16 jet fighters, armoured vehicles, unlimited amount of gunpowder against the civilian population, basically in Jenin camp and Jenin city itself.”

“So far, I’ve mentioned four people were killed, including a 16-year-old child, as well as 45 people who were injured, 10 of whom could die because they have very serious injuries. The Palestinians are simply trying to defend themselves.”

“This attack on Jenin comes exactly after the Israeli government’s declaration of an expansion of settlements at an unprecedented level, allowing the settler [Bezalel] Smotrich [Israel’s finance minister] to licence as many settlements as he wants. Practically this was an announcement of the annexation of the West Bank and the total elimination of the whole idea of a two-state solution.”

A group of journalists and media workers who were surrounded by Israeli fire have been able to escape.

The journalists say the Israeli soldiers were firing directly at them, according to Al Jazeera Arabic’s Samir Abu Shamala in Jenin.

Clashes have erupted between young Palestinians and Israeli forces at the northern entrance of the occupied West Bank town of al-Bireh near the Beit El military checkpoint, according to Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Omar Alzuhairi.

Palestinian youth closed off the entrance with barriers and stones, set tyres on fire and threw rocks at occupation forces, who responded by firing rubber-coated bullets and tear gas.

Reporting from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim says another group of Palestinian journalists have reported being surrounded by Israeli forces.

Journalist Mohamed Aqiq said he and a group of other Palestinians were unable to flee as Israeli forces launched live fire in their direction.

“We are surrounded behind a hospital along with an ambulance. There is random shooting,” he said in a voice note sent to colleagues.

It remains unclear how many people are with Aqiq.

At least four Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli military raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The ministry identified the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sirriya, 29.

A Palestinian journalist reporting from Jenin has been wounded by Israeli fire during a military raid of the occupied West Bank city, the health ministry says.

Hazem Nasser, a cameraman for Al-Ghad TV channel, was surrounded by Israeli forces and said Israeli snipers were shooting at him while he hid behind an ambulance.

Nasser was transferred to Ibn Sina Hospital, journalists at the site reported.

According to the health ministry, Nasser’s injury “ranges between medium to dangerous”.

The Palestinian health ministry says at least 45 people have been injured in the Israeli military operation in Jenin.

At least 10 of those injured are in critical condition.

The number of Palestinians killed during the raid remains at three.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has condemned the Israeli military operation in Jenin and mourned the killing of three Palestinians.

“We affirm that this heinous crime, during which the martyrs died and dozens of our people were wounded, will not stop our resistance in the West Bank.

“We salute our freedom fighters in the Jenin Battalion, and we confirm our determination to continue the fight. The enemy’s threats will not frighten us and will not discourage the Al-Quds Brigades from carrying out their duty,” the PIJ said in a statement.

The PIJ also called for a mass demonstration in Gaza to condemn what it described as Israeli aggression and protest the Israeli operation in Jenin.

The Israeli military confirms that seven of its soldiers have been injured during the raid on Jenin.

It added in a statement that the operation started before dawn to arrest two Palestinians from the Jenin refugee camp.

“The Israeli forces aimed to arrest two wanted men, one with Hamas and the other with Islamic Jihad,” reported Al Jazeera’s Najwan Simri.

“As they were retreating, an explosive device detonated in an armored vehicle. The injuries range from mild to medium,” added the statement.

“The Israeli vehicles were subjected to gun shots and five vehicles were stuck. The operation to retract those vehicles could take hours,” it added.

Reporting from the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Omar Alzuhairi says Apache helicopters and drones have continued to fly over Jenin as the situation escalates.

He said the Israeli military was bringing in more forces to Jenin.

He added that clashes between armed Palestinians and Israeli forces have also erupted.