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SvennoJ on 07 August 2024
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Israeli forces raid several Palestinian towns across occupied West Bank

The Israeli military, using armoured vehicles, have stormed Qalqilya as well as towns near Bethlehem and Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

At least three Palestinians, including children, suffered injuries after being shot with live bullets when Israeli soldiers raided the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams dealt with the injuries. It added those wounded were aged 13, 15 and 22, and have been taken to a nearby hospital.

  • Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, has also been raided. Confrontations erupted while sounds of live fire were also reported, according to Wafa.
  • Israeli soldiers also stormed the village of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem. Wafa news agency said Israeli army vehicles were stationed near the al-Balou area, on a street leading to the village’s old town.
  • In Husan, confrontations broke out between Palestinians and armed Israeli soldiers. Several Palestinians were wounded after tear gas inhalation. At least one Palestinian has been detained.


Two Palestinians injured by Israeli fire in Qalqilya

We earlier reported that Israeli forces have raided Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. Wafa news agency is reporting that at least two Palestinians have been shot. It cited the Palestinian Health Ministry as saying one of those wounded was shot in the back and is in critical condition, while the other was shot in the leg and is in moderate condition.

Israeli forces also fired tear gas and sound bombs towards residents in the area, Wafa said. Several other Palestinian towns and villages have also been raided, including in and around the cities of Bethlehem, Nablus and Tulkarem.


Intense gun battles in occupied West Bank’s Balata refugee camp

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have obtained and verified video clips capturing the sounds of fierce automatic gunfire in the Palestinian refugee camp located east of Nablus. The Wafa news agency reports that Israeli forces stormed the camp on Wednesday evening and came under fire from local Palestinian resistance fighters.

Translation: Armed clashes between occupation forces and resistance fighters in the Balata camp in the West Bank.