UPDATE – 2 Palestinians killed, 8 injured in Israeli raid in West Bank

UPDATES DEATH TOLL, ADDS DETAILS

By Awad Rajoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Two Palestinians were killed and eight others injured in an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus Monday evening, according to the Health Ministry.

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

The Health Ministry identified the two victims as Adam Salah Farraj, 23, and Khaled Nablusi, 28.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said earlier that one person had been killed and eight others injured in 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 523 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