Jenin / PNN /

Six Palestinians were killed and several others injured this evening following an airstrike carried out by Israeli occupation forces on a house in the Jenin refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed in a brief statement that six fatalities and multiple injuries were brought to hospitals in the city as a result of the attack.

The victims have been identified as Mahmoud Ashraf Mustafa Gharbiyeh, 15; Mo'men Ibrahim Abu al-Hayja, 28; Amir Ibrahim Mahmoud Abu al-Hayja, 27; Hussam Hassan Qanouh, 34; Ibrahim Mustafa Qaneiry, 23; and Bahaa Ibrahim Abu al-Hayja, 33.

Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a group of people near Al-Awda roundabout in the camp. The strike resulted in the fatalities and injuries reported.

Others were also injured in the attack, and were said to be in a stable condition.