2 Palestinians killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank raid

By Awad Rjoob

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - A Palestinian woman and child were killed by Israeli army fire in a military raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm on Monday, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement added that four other people were injured, without providing further details.

Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm amid clashes with armed Palestinians, according to witnesses.

“Israeli forces bombed a house near my home,” Kamal Ahmed Jaber, a resident, told Anadolu.

“We heard gunfire. The house next to us exploded and nearby houses were damaged,” he added.

The Israeli military has been regularly conducting raids in the West Bank over the past few years, which escalated with the start of the war on Gaza last October. Palestinians have also faced violent attacks from illegal settlers.

At least 554 Palestinians have since been killed, including 133 children and nearly 5,300 injured by Israeli army fire in the West Bank, according to the Health Ministry.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul