IOF kill 6 Palestinians in occupied West Bank in all-night raids

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
21 Mar 2024 12:40

Israeli occupation forces conducted a raid on Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm which lasted nearly 8 hours.

Israeli occupation soldiers stand on the main road in Huwara, in the occupied West Bank, on February 27, 2023 (AFP)

Israeli occupation forces have killed six Palestinians on Thursday during raids on several areas in the occupied West Bank, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.

Four Palestinians were killed in Nur Shams camp east of Tulkarm, two of them by an Israeli drone strike on a house during the IOF raid, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement.

Confrontations with occupation forces in the camp lasted for around 8 hours.

Palestinian media identified the Tulkarm martyrs as Nidhal Abu Obeid, Iyad Kanouh, Mohamed Jebaawi, and Abdullah Qaisi.

The deputy director of emergency services at the Red Crescent in Tulkarm, Ahmad Zahrani, pointed out that the occupation "prevented the Red Crescent team from reaching the martyrs for more than an hour."

أقمار طولكرم الأربعة شـ،،هداء مقبلين غير مدبرين:

- نضال أبو عبيد
- إياد كانوح
- محمد جبعاوي
- عبدالله القيسي pic.twitter.com/F17zuR7wKI
— ق.ض (@Jales_tinian2) March 21, 2024

Several Palestinians from the camp were detained by occupation soldiers and subjected to field interrogations, our correspondent added.

A very large incursion into Nour Shams camp with more than 50 vehicles and 4 bulldozers, completely besieging the camp pic.twitter.com/oxRMQmZt1L
— S p r i n t e r F a c t o r y (@Sprinterfactory) March 20, 2024

Confrontations continue

Sameh Zaytoun, 63, was also martyred this morning near the "Gush Etzion" settlement, north of al-Khalil, after being shot by IOF on allegations of attempting a stabbing operation.

Additionally, confrontations with Israeli forces raiding the refugee camp of al-Am'ari killed 18-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Ma'ari after shooting him directly in the head.

#BREAKING: One Palestinian was killed, two others were injured, by Israeli gunfire in the refugee camp of al-Amari, near Ramallah. pic.twitter.com/tzXJjn38Gq
— Wafa News Agency - English (@WAFANewsEnglish) March 21, 2024

Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to systemically destroy private property and public infrastructure, including homes and streets, using bulldozers.

Palestinian Resistance fighters confronted the IOF in several parts of the West Bank, recording a number of shooting operations and IED explosions targeting Israeli troops.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Tulkarm announced that confrontations erupted "with the occupation forces and their invading vehicles in Nur Shams camp with machine guns and explosive devices."

In Nablus, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Nablus announced that, while occupation forces raided the city, its Resistance fighters targeted the military post established on "Mount Gerizim" with machine guns and were able to withdraw safely thereafter.

Israeli forces also raided Jabal al-Tawil in the town of al-Bireh and the city of Qalqilya, as well as carried out a series of raids in several areas in al-Khalil in the southern West Bank: Dura, Samu'a, Yatta, and Beit Ummar, where they raided the homes of Palestinians.

Confrontations erupted between Palestinians and occupation forces, which also raided a village in Beit Lahem in the southern West Bank.

In occupied al-Quds, confrontations also broke out between youths and occupation forces in the Kafr Aqab neighborhood, and while IOF stormed the Qalandia camp and the Ras Khamis area.