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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack on Balata refugee camp

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israeli forces have bombed the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, killing at least two people.

Earlier, the Wafa news agency, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent, reported that one man was killed and three others wounded in the Israeli attack on Balata, which local media said was carried out by a military drone.

The killings came as Israeli forces also stormed the nearby city of Nablus as well as the governorate of Hebron.

Clashes, arrests as Israeli forces raid Nablus, Hebron

More on Israel’s ongoing raids in the occupied West Bank:

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting clashes and casualties in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank after Israeli forces raided the area to escort Jewish visitors to the flashpoint shrine of Joseph’s Tomb.

The Wafa news agency said at least three young Palestinians were wounded. Citing medics, the agency said one of the victims was hit by shrapnel and another was run over by an Israeli military jeep.

Al Jazeera’s reporters also said Israeli forces are raiding the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank and carrying out a “large-scale campaign of arrests” there.


Shock in Marjayoun after Israeli drone attack

The centre of Marjayoun in southern Lebanon has been hit by an apparent Israeli drone strike. We believe a car was targeted. There was blood on the ground. Authorities here were looking through the debris, and we saw the car that was hit being taken away.

Now, this is a first for Marjayoun. Areas surrounding the town have been hit in the past, but the town itself, the centre, has never been hit, and this comes as a shock to many people here.

Many of the shops here in the centre of the town have remained open throughout this 10-month-long conflict. But now, the centre, the heart of this community, has been hit. There’s damage to the windows of the shops around the square. We could see debris going back up along the street.