palestinian officials say at least eight palestinians have been killed. the operation included air strikes on thejenin refugee camp. israeli ground forces have now also entered the city ofjenin. this is the live picture we are getting offjenin at about 230 local time. this large scale military operation began with the deployment of drones. israel then followed up with ground forces which entered jenin and lead to gun battles on the streets of the city. as i mentioned, palestinians saying that at least eight people have been killed, and perhaps up to 50 people have been injured in these latest attacks. the israeli defence force saying though that it has targeted terrorist infrastructure within thejenin area. so, that is what we are getting so far, and that is the picture right on out ofjenin. i want to bring injoel greenberg from