Another Palestinian killed, 8 injured in Israeli raid in West Bank

By Awad Rajoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - One more Palestinian was killed and eight others were injured in an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus Monday evening, according to medics.

Israeli forces raided the eastern part of Nablus, triggering clashes with Palestinian residents, witnesses said.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said one person lost his life and eight were injured by Israeli fire during the raid.

Video shared on social media showed plumes of smoke rising from the area amid gunfire. Activists also shared a video showing Israeli soldiers dragging an injured Palestinian and another bleeding on the stairs of a building.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip after an attack by the Hamas group on Oct. 7, 2023.

At least 522 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,000 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.

Israel stands accused of “genocide” at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which in its latest ruling has ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its 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 Ahmed Asmar in Ankara