uk drivers paid extra for fuel at supermarkets. the government promises more competition to drive prices down. and wimbledon gets under way, we will be back with more as novak djokovic and others take to centre court. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start without developing the story the middle east. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank one of the biggest in recent years. the israeli military says at least seven militants have been killed. palestinian health officials say eight people have died and 50 injured. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles were seen moving in. israel claims the camp contains a command centre for palestinian militants. across the jenin skyline, smoke has been rising for much of the day palestinian leaders say it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that
operation there for years. overhead, drones looking for targets amid the densely populated streets. below, israeli troops inside the city and its refugee camp, on a mission, they say, to root out armed militants responsible for attacks on israeli civilians. officials hinting the operation could last for days. the assault began at night. israel hitting an apartment it said was being used as a command centre by thejenin brigades, a loose alliance of armed palestinian groups which now dominate the camp. at local hospitals, a steady stream of injuries and a death toll that rose by the hour. israel says its operation is precise, focused and, as long as it lasts, civilians will be in grave danger. translation: what s going - on in the refugee camp is real war. there were strikes from the sky targeting it.
militants responsible for attacks on israeli civilians. officials hinting the operation could last for days. the assault began at night. israel hitting an apartment it said was being used as a command centre by thejenin brigades, a loose alliance of armed palestinian groups which now dominates the camp. at local hospitals, a steady stream of injuries and a death toll that rose by the hour. israel says its operation is precise, focused and, as long as it lasts, civilians will be in grave danger. translation: what s going - on in the refugee camp is real war. there were strikes from the sky targeting it. every time we drive in with our ambulances, we come back full with injured people. street battles have raged all morning. jenin is a lawless place. these young gunmen have lost faith with the palestinian leadership. for them, there is no peace process, only a struggle to end israel s 56