Bloody raid from Israel to the West Bank

3 Palestinians were killed and 6 people injured, 1 of them seriously, in the attack carried out by Israeli forces in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

According to a written statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israeli forces raided the Balata refugee camp late in the afternoon, accompanied by bulldozers and military vehicles. As a result of the fire opened by the Israeli soldiers in the camp, Mohammed Bilal Zeytun, 32, Fethi Ebu Rızk, 30, and Abdullah Ebu Hamdan, 24, lost their lives and 6 Palestinians were injured, one seriously.

In a written statement made by the Palestinian Red Crescent, it was reported that 43 people were affected by tear gas in the attack and were in danger of suffocation. In the statement, it was also claimed that medical attention was provided to 5 people who were beaten and passed out by Israeli soldiers in a raided house.

DESTROYED HOUSES

According to local sources, Israeli soldiers blew up 3 Palestinian houses with explosives during the attack. There were violent clashes between the soldiers and armed Palestinians.

In a written statement made by the Palestinian forces in Nablus, it was stated: “We declare a general strike outside the city’s schools to mourn the Palestinians who were martyred in the raid on the Balata refugee camp and to condemn the massacre. performed”. by the occupants”.

In a written statement on the matter, the Israeli army reported that raids were carried out at many points in the West Bank overnight. The statement stated that 13 Palestinians were detained as a result of the raids and clashes broke out between Palestinian and Israeli forces in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.

Israeli forces, which frequently raid homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, are detaining Palestinians on various charges. From time to time there are incidents between Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers, who react to the attack by the Israeli army. (AA)