Palestinian man dies from injuries following Israeli drone strike in West Bank

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - A 27-year-old Palestinian man died early Monday from injuries sustained in an Israeli drone strike on the city of Tubas in the northern West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency.

Saif Mithqal Abu Dawas succumbed to his injuries 10 days after the Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in Tubas on Sept. 5, WAFA reported.

The attack resulted in the deaths of five Palestinians and injured several others. Abu Dawas had been receiving treatment at Tubas Turkish Hospital before his death.

In related developments, Israeli forces conducted a series of raids across the West Bank early Monday, arresting several Palestinians.

Witnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army carried out incursions in the cities of Nablus, Qalqilya, and Ramallah, as well as in the towns of Bethlehem and Hebron governorates.

Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank amid Israel’s devastating military offensive on Gaza, which has killed more than 41,200 people, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7 last year.

At least 704 people, including 159 children, have been killed and over 5,700 injured by Israeli fire in the West Bank, according to the Health Ministry.

The escalation followed a landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice on July 19, which declared Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land unlawful and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio in Istanbul