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this just coming in to "the situation room." israel says one of its soldiers was killed in janine in the west bank. that was tonight during the second straight day of military operations in that occupied west bank city a day after israeli incursions there killed at least 12 palestinians and wounded over 100 others. cnn's what cause gold is in jerusalem. what more are you learning? >> reporter: the israeli military says it's winding down this operation in jenin, that their forces are starting to leave the refuse caitlyn jenner, but it's not over yet. we are seeing military vehicles leaving, although we are also seeing reports of clashes continuing. we are now hearing in the last hour or so from the idf that one of its soldiers was killed by gunfire today in jenin.
>> -- john berman here for anderson, tonight on three, 60 troops on the move in major airstrikes on a refugee camp that israel calls a safe space in fort militants. and locals now coal at war zone. the very latest on israel's biggest strike on the west bank in two decades. also tonight, is wrong desantis openly advertising intolerance? his campaign put out a video, which it literally says is to wrap up pride month, slamming donald trump for being too accepting of lgbtq americans. later, the little salvadoran girl who was torn from her mother at the southern border. how she and moderate now and the american life that trying to build five years after that moment. we begin with the latest on israel to combined air and ground attack on jenin in the west bank. specifically the refugee camp there. according to israel, the camp is known to be a haven for militants. that said, it is also densely populated in the middle of a crowded city, packed with civilians, in a conflict that is once again dangerously flaring up. cnn's hadas gold is in jerusalem for us tonight's. hadas, what's the fear that is from there? >> john, i was really just and janine is today. today it is a different story. residents there are saying they have not seen scenes like what they are seeing in two decades. this is turning into a largest israeli military operation since 2002.
trey yingst is live in jerusalem with the latest. >> good afternoon. israeli forces are continuing a second day of operations in the west bank city of janine. so far, ten palestinian militants have been killed and 100 people wounded, including some civilians. according to the israeli military, they say they have destroyed two operation rooms and uncovered underground storage for explosive devices. a spokesman explained the operation will continue indefinitely, there are ten targets inside the janine refugee camp that need to be searched. israelis have used airstrikes and drones as palestinian governments use ieds. security officials are warning of possible escalation before the operation is complete. in total, israelis have around 1,000 troops operating inside janine. this is the largest israeli operation in the west bank since
the convoy of vehicles potentially supporting that. what's left behind in jenin, the supporting that. what's left behind injenin, the refugee camp, electricity and water cut, 3000 people left the camp. the geography is optically crucial there, there's israel, the west bank, and up north is janine. israel, the west bank, and up north isjanine. if israel, the west bank, and up north is janine. if we zoom in onjanine, you can see it's a town, but also that red area is the refugee camp, 11,000 people live there. israeli director israel says it's a hub of terrorism, palestinians say what israel has done there is a war were crime. —— is a war crime. this is after a man ran a car into the pedestrians and tried to stab them. hamas praised the attack saying it was a natural response to those attacks injenin.
the israeli military is one of the largest if not the largest israeli incursion into the west bank in well over 15 years, since the end of the last palestinian uprising. that is raising real questions about escalation with the israeli military releasing this video of one of the raids they conducted in the city of janine in that refugee camp. the israeli military saying they recovered several ieds that were gathering in that area. one of the real concerns here is while we have seen more like pinpoint operations by these israeli military in the past to go after what they say are these counterterrorism targets, this one appears to be much longer and much broader with the israeli military saying they could be there for days, that they're going to continue this operation as long as it takes to address what they have described as this counterterrorism threat emanating from the west bank and
e*trade from morgan stanley . we're back with a major military escalation in the west bank. at least eight palestinians were killed in the densely populated refugee camp. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has faced calls to launch a large-scale military operation. nbc's josh lederman is monitoring developments for us. what more can you tell us about what led to this? >> this refugee camp in the city of janine has long been a flashpoint treene israelis and palestinians in the best bank. this ongoing raid according to
they don't expand to a focused military operation. they're targeting terrorists and terrorism groups, this is not any sort of occupation, this. >> it could take hour or take days. we're focused on goals. we're not here to conquer or hold the grind. when it's finished, we'll be out of there. >> this started monday when the israelis used drones and troops to have their sights on the west bank city called janine. the mission is based on weeding out terrorists concealing themselves in the refugee camp. the palestinian health industry says that as many as eight have been killed and up to 50 injured. they fear that number could rise
specifically from janine. a few minutes ago we had a new statement from the israeli defense forces saying the fighting is not only ongoing, but they've located an explosives manufacturing facility in the camp that they say contained hundreds of explosive devices ready to be used against israeli forces. that's the latest target that israel has been going after in that refugee camp. we're starting to see this unrest, this frustration over the tit for tat violence, starting to spread beyond janine. in the gaza strip we're hearing from hamas which says they want to support their brothers and sisters in the west bank. we're seeing palestinians in the gaza strip also protesting today. real concerns about how the situation could potentially spiral out of control. >> josh lederman, thank you so much. looking at a live image. you can see smoke rising from
killed after a series of israeli drone strikes hit the occupied west bank. israeli also deployed hundreds of troops to the area. its largest military operation against palestinian militants in two decades. israeli says it was targeting terrorist infrastructure in the west bank city of janine, a stronghold for the islamic jihad group that has become a flash point, and the violence has been escalating all year. the palestinians condemned the strikes. nbc news foreign correspondent josh lederman is following the story. what more can you tell us about what happened and how each side is responding. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been speaking after he convened a national security meeting about this crisis, and he describes this refugee camp as a nest of terrorist, and the city of janine, a city of refuge for terrorism. that speaks to the mindset of the israeli government right now, as they are carrying out this massive operation as they describe as a counter operation