Israeli forces raid Nablus, injuring six Palestinians
According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, all six were wounded by live ammunition as Israeli troops invaded the occupied West Bank city.
Among the injured were boys and men. Soldiers invaded an area east of the city as well as Balata refugee camp. Snipers shot at Palestinians and other troops fired tear gas cannisters and stun grenades.
Israeli military vehicles during the raid on Balata camp, in Nablus, the occupied West Bank on Monday, June 3
Two Palestinians killed in Nablus raid: Health Ministry
Health authorities in the occupied West Bank say the Israeli military raid on the city of Nablus has killed two Palestinian men, aged 33 and 28.
‘Heroism of resistance’: Hamas hails two Palestinians killed in Nablus
The Palestinian group has paid tribute to the men killed in the occupied West Bank, who have been identified as Adam Farraj and Moataz Nabulsi.
Hamas said the two were killed in fighting with Israeli forces around the Balata refugee camp. “We commend the heroism of resistance fighters in Nablus and across the West Bank, who are dealing qualitative blows to the Israeli occupation,” a statement said.
It added such killings will not stem resistance in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers steal Palestinians’ sheep in the occupied West Bank
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports, citing a security source, that Israeli settlers stole 120 sheep belonging to a Palestinian citizen in Ein Samiya, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.
Settlers have been regularly attacking Palestinian farmers and shepherds in recent months. More than 500 Palestinians have been killed by soldiers and illegal settlers since October 7 in the West Bank.
Nablus raid death toll rises to 3
The Palestinian Health Ministry says a man who was shot in the chest in the Israeli attack in the occupied West Bank has succumbed to his wounds. It identified him as Ahmad al-Khdry, 30.
US senator calls for sanctions against Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich
Chris Van Hollen has demanded that the Biden administration penalise far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich over his policies against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
Earlier this year, Biden issued an executive order (EO) to impose sanctions on individuals “undermining peace, security and stability” in the West Bank. But only four private Israeli citizens have been sanctioned under the directive.
“In my view, Smotrich should be subject to sanctions under this EO,” Van Hollen said.
The finance minister has withheld taxes owed to the Palestinian Authority. And in March, he also declared 800 hectares (1,977 acres) in the occupied West Bank as Israeli state land. “You’ve got this person whose stated goal is for essentially Israel to take over the entire West Bank,” Van Hollen told the Center for American Progress, a liberal think-tank.
