IOF kill Palestinian in east Nablus, Tulkarm Brigade mourns 2 fighters
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Israeli occupation forces kill two Resistance members following a three-hour confrontation in the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
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A picture taken of Palestinian martyr Anas Jameel Dawikat in the West Bank in an unknown date. (Social media)
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian youth east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to the statement, 26-year-old Anas Jameel Dawikat was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at the Beit Furik military checkpoint.
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Breaking | Anas Jameel Dawikat from the town of Rojeeb was shot and killed by Israeli occupation's forces at Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/xmj169ecm8
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 18, 2024
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) in al-Khalil, announced that its Resistance fighters targeted the "Karmei Tzur" settlement with heavy gunfire, adding that "the fighters withdrew safely" after the operation.
Tulkarm Brigade mourns two martyrs
The al-Quds Brigades - Tulkarm Brigades - announced that two of its Resistance fighters were martyred during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces that raided the Tulkarm refugee camp.
The Resistance group identified the martyrs as leaders Mohammad al-Awfi "Abu Sultan" (36) and Nabil Atta Mohammad Amer (19).
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⚡️ The moment the martyr Muhammad Al-Awfi clashed with a special Zionist force that surrounded him in a house in the Tulkarm camp. pic.twitter.com/RQSkYmnfbM
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) February 18, 2024
Palestinian media reported that al-Awfi was assassinated by the Israeli occupation forces, adding that he was martyred after a three-hour armed confrontation with occupation forces in Tulkarm.
The reports added that the occupation forces sieged the leader in his house for the entire duration of the battle, during which they deployed heavy reinforcements, including hundreds of soldiers, armored military vehicles, and drones.
Israeli media admitted that an occupation soldier was seriously injured in the confrontations in Tulkarm.
On their part, the Detainees and Ex-Detainess Affairs Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced on Sunday evening that the Israeli occupation has detained at least 15 citizens from the occupied West Bank in the past 24 hours, including former prisoners.
The arrests were distributed across the governorates of Ramallah, Areeha, Nablus, Beit Lahm, al-Khalil, and Tulkarm.
This brings the total number of Palestinians detained by the occupation since October 7 to more than 7,075.
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