At least three Palestinians had been killed by Israeli troops within the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry mentioned.
The three victims are the newest deaths in a surge of violence within the occupied territory since early final yr.
“Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bullets in Nablus,” the ministry mentioned, including the identities of these killed within the northern West Bank metropolis had been nonetheless unknown.
Palestine TV confirmed footage of a army car blocking entry to the realm of the incident, together with to an ambulance, as troopers appeared to hold out an inspection.
The Israeli military confirmed the deaths and claimed that they got here below hearth in a Nablus neighborhood and the troops fired again.
In a separate incident, at the very least 13 Palestinians had been injured when the Israeli military raided a camp within the occupied West Bank earlier Monday.
Four residents had been injured by Israeli bullets, whereas 9 others obtained shrapnels in the course of the Israeli forces’ aggression within the Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem, the ministry mentioned.
The Palestinian Red Crescent acknowledged that the Israeli military prevented its crew from coming into the camp to cope with the accidents.
“An ambulance that was on its way to transport a child was blocked, and the crew was detained and forced to take off their bulletproof clothing,” the NGO mentioned.
An eyewitness advised Anadolu that the Israeli military withdrew from the camp after damaging the infrastructure.
“The main street in the camp has been completely destroyed. There is widespread destruction of infrastructure and a number of cars were also damaged,” the eyewitness mentioned.
Israel has occupied the West Bank because the Six-Day War of 1967.
Since early final yr, the territory has seen a string of assaults by Palestinians on Israeli targets, in addition to violence by Israeli settlers in opposition to Palestinian communities.
Violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian battle this yr has killed at the very least 201 Palestinians, 27 Israelis, one Ukrainian and one Italian, in keeping with an AFP tally compiled from official sources on each side.
The West Bank is house to almost 3 million Palestinians, in addition to round 490,000 Israeli settlers thought-about unlawful below worldwide legislation.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
