UPDATE – Israeli drone strike kills 2 Palestinians, injures 3 in occupied West Bank

UPDATE – Israeli drone strike kills 2 Palestinians, injures 3 in occupied West Bank

- Drone hits vehicle in Nur Shams refugee camp in eastern Tulkarem city, according to witnesses

UPDATE WITH DEATH TOLL, ADDS DETAILS

By Qais Abu Samra

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians were killed and three others injured in an Israeli drone strike in the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday, the Health Ministry said.

A ministry statement said the casualties occurred in the attack that targeted the Nur Shams refugee camp in eastern Tulkarem.

Witnesses said the drone hit a vehicle in the camp, leaving it in flames.

Israeli forces also raided the city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp in the northern West Bank amid clashes with Palestinian residents, according to witnesses.

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas confirmed that the two dead men were members of its armed wing, the Qassam Brigades.

It called the attack “a confirmation of the continued crimes and massacres by the (Israeli) occupation, and a desperate attempt to eliminate the valiant resistance, which continues to inflict pain on the occupation through its exceptional operations."

The new attack came as the Israeli army continued a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least 16 Palestinians and injuring 50 others since last week.

Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank due to Israel’s war on Gaza, where over 47,300 people were killed and 111,500 others injured since Oct. 7, 2023.

At least 880 Palestinians have been killed and more than 6,700 injured by Israeli forces in the occupied territory, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement took effect in Gaza on Jan. 19, suspending Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.

In July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s long-standing occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.


*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala

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