Israel carries out air raid on Balata refugee camp in West Bank
Israel has carried out a rare air raid on the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Here’s what we know so far:
A Palestinian man has been killed due to Israeli shelling of citizens in Balata, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). A PRCS medic was injured while evacuating the wounded, the medical charity said.
Israeli military confirms Nablus air raid
According to Israeli army radio, an aircraft targeted the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus, killing a Palestinian man the army said was wanted.
The military said on X that an aircraft had launched an attack on the Nablus area.
We reported earlier that a drone attack on the camp killed a Palestinian man and wounded a paramedic, who is in critical condition.
An Israeli army spokesperson also said that earlier today, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a military site near one of the entrances to the city of Nablus, injuring an Israeli soldier.
According to the army, the shooting came from deep inside the city of Nablus, prompting a raid into the Balata refugee camp. “Our forces are conducting combing operations in the area,” it said in a statement.
Israeli forces detain at least 40 in occupied West Bank overnight
The arrests took place mainly in Qalqilya and Nablus, according to the Commission for Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
Among those detained are children and several former prisoners, as well as family members of some wanted men, the organisations said.
“Since the war began, Israeli forces have detained about 9,840 Palestinians. The detentions are systematic and have increased in an unprecedented way since October 7, not just in numbers but also in the mistreatment exercised against the detainees,” they added.
Palestinian ministry names minor killed by Israel in West Bank’s Balata
We have reported earlier that one person was killed in a rare Israeli air raid on the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health says the victim was a 17-year-old, Louay Muhammad Misha. [a Palestinian man the army said was wanted]
It also said nine injured people, including two in critical condition, were being treated at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus.
Second person dies in Israeli drone attack near Nablus
The death toll of Palestinians killed in an Israeli drone attack in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Balata, near the city of Nablus, has risen to two, Wafa reports.
The Israeli military said the aerial strike came after Palestinian gunmen fired at an Israeli army post and injured a soldier.
The attacks, which also injured 28 people, happened during an Israeli military raid in the area, the Palestinian health minister said. It added that those killed in the air strikes were 17-year-old Louay Muhammad Misha and 24-year-old Ali Hashash.
