At least 16 people were killed and several injured in a road accident this Thursday. Israeli airstrike against the Tulkarem refugee camp in West Bank occupied, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

For its part, the Palestinian News Agency Wafa He said Israeli planes bombed the cafeteria and the attack killed five civilians.

The Israeli army limited itself to reporting in a statement that launched an attack in coordination with the national intelligence center (Shin Bet) and that it will provide more detailed information later.

The Palestinian Agency assured that a rocket hit a popular cafe located in Al-Hamam Lane, in the Tulkarem refugee camp.

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Last year Israel killed 720 Palestinians in the West BankAmong them, 160 are minors, according to the Ministry of Health.

At least, only in Tulkarem. 94 Palestinians died since January, including eight minors between 15 and 17 years old, according to follow-up data. EFE.

Most of them died from soldiers’ shots but more than thirty carried out air attacks, a tactic that Israel has not used in West Bank cities and refugee camps since the Second Intifada two decades ago. (EFE)