Israeli troops and navy plane have killed at the least eight Palestinians, together with two ladies and a young person, in assaults on the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps within the occupied West Financial institution, the Palestinian Well being Ministry stated.
Seven folks have been killed in an Israeli drone assault and capturing by troops within the Tulkarem refugee camp, and one particular person was killed within the close by Nur Shams camp, the Well being Ministry stated, following a bloody day of Israeli navy raids that started at daybreak on Tuesday.
The ministry stated that two Palestinian ladies – recognized as Khawla Ali Abdullah Abdo, 53, and Bara Khalid Hussein, 30 – and an 18-year-old, Fathi Saeed Salem Obaid, have been among the many seven folks killed within the Israeli assaults on Tulkarem.
The official Wafa information company reported that {the teenager} died after being shot within the chest and stomach and the 2 ladies have been reported killed in drone strikes.
The sufferer within the Nur Shams camp was recognized as Mahmoud Muhammad Khaled Amar, who was shot by Israeli troopers and later discovered lifeless on the bottom within the camp’s Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Mosque neighbourhood, Wafa additionally reviews.
A number of folks have been additionally injured in Nur Shams following an Israeli drone strike, the information company stated.
The Israeli navy stated in an announcement that it killed one Palestinian in a “counterterrorism” operation in Tulkarem, whereas its forces arrested 18 different folks and confiscated dozens of weapons.
The Israeli navy confirmed later that an Israeli plane had carried out a strike on the Nur Shams refugee camp.
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated in an announcement that two of its members have been killed in Tulkarem.
An improvised explosive machine planted by Palestinian fighters and detonated in the course of the Israeli raid on Tulkarem hit a automobile during which the commander of Israel’s Menashe Brigade, Colonel Ayub Kayuf, was travelling, inflicting him accidents and requiring medical evacuation, the Israeli navy stated early on Wednesday.
Israeli navy raids and extra shootings of Palestinians have been reported throughout the occupied West Financial institution late on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
Wafa reported that two Palestinian males and a 15-year-old have been shot and injured throughout an Israeli raid in town of Beit Fruik, positioned east of Nablus.
4 younger Palestinian males have been additionally shot and injured within the city of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, when Israeli troops at a checkpoint opened hearth on the automobile during which they have been travelling, Wafa reviews. One of many 4 was in important situation, the information company stated.
One other Palestinian man was stopped by Israeli forces within the Outdated Metropolis of Hebron and searched. After being launched, he was then shot within the thigh by troops with out motive, Wafa reviews.
Israeli navy bulldozers additionally demolished infrastructure throughout Tuesday’s raid on Tulkarem, together with properties, retailers, a part of the partitions of as-Salam Mosque, and a part of the camp’s water community, the information company stated.
Raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian communities throughout the occupied West Financial institution have elevated in depth and violence for the reason that begin of Israel’s struggle in Gaza in October 2023 following the Hamas assault on southern Israel.
The UN Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported final week that 968 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and Israeli settlers throughout the occupied West Financial institution between January 2023 and November 2024.
Of these killed, 210 have been Palestinian youngsters, OCHA reported.