As many as 600 people were held in a hospital overnight, the mayor of the city of Jenin told a Palestinian news agency. The death toll from the two-day operation rose to 10, officials said.

The Israeli military on Wednesday continued a large-scale military operation in and around the West Bank city of Jenin, known as a stronghold of Palestinian fighters. The military said that since the operation was launched on Tuesday,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.