The Israeli army launched a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, deploying reinforcements and military bulldozers in Tubas governorate as helicopters fired on unidentified targets, according to local sources.
"This is the first time in years that Apache helicopters were involved in such an operation, firing heavy machine-gun rounds toward residential areas," Tubas Gov. Ahmad al-Asaad said in a statement on Facebook.
The Israeli operation targeted the city of Tubas along with the towns of Aqaba and Tammun.
The army imposed a curfew and sealed off all entrances to the area with earthen berms and military checkpoints.
The movement of ambulances and medical teams was restricted, the governor said.
