UPDATED WITH LATEST DEATH FIGURE AND DETAILS ON ISRAELI RAID INTO TULKAREM CITY
By Qais Abu Samra
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Eight Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank overnight, Palestine’s official media reported on Tuesday.
Seven Palestinians were killed in the Tulkarem city in an Israeli airstrike, which also left 12 others injured – including four in critical condition, according to the Wafa news agency.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that armed clashes erupted between Palestinians and the Israeli forces, which also raided Tulkarem.
Israeli military vehicles destroyed the roads and infrastructure on their way to raid the West Bank city, the eyewitnesses added.
Meanwhile, a Palestinian was killed near the Hebron city by the Israeli army, which claimed he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack.
Wafa reported that the Israeli forces left him bleeding and did not allow the medical teams to approach him until his death.
Tensions have been high across the West Bank since the fighting broke out on Oct. 7 between Palestinian groups and Israel in Gaza.
At least 196 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli forces in the West Bank since Oct. 7 in addition to over 2,700 others injured, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar