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Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades leaders killed in Nablus shooting, group confirms


A video obtained by CNN shows at least four men standing behind a car while holding assault rifles and shooting at a second car across from them.

Four members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades were killed in an Israeli special forces operation in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, the group confirmed.


Among those killed were field commander Issam Muhammad al-Salaj, one of its leaders in Balata, and field commander Abdul Halim Muhammad Nasser, a leader in Askar, according to the Brigades, a network of Palestinian armed groups.

The group condemned the attack in which Israeli special forces shot at the Palestinians’ car in Nablus, calling it a “cowardly assassination.”


Bullet holes are seen on a vehicle after Israeli police say forces killed Palestinian fighters in Nablus, the occupied West Bank, on October 9

Nablus shooting was a shock for residents

In the afternoon, dramatic scenes unfolded on Faisal Street, a main artery in Nablus city. A few armed men got out of a car and started shooting continuously.

We later found out that one of the four men who was killed in that attack was the head of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed group operating across the occupied West Bank, as well as three other members of the group.

Of course, these scenes were very shocking for residents of Nablus, seeing as this is a main artery. People would have been going about their business, heading off from work back home on this weekday, which is a business day in Nablus.


A boy cries among mourners at a hospital morgue after a man was killed in a vehicle along with three others by Israeli special forces in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank



Israel continues raids on occupied West Bank

Palestine’s Wafa news agency reports that Israeli soldiers have stormed several West Bank localities this evening. They include eastern Nablus, Birzeit and Kobar north of Ramallah.

Wafa reports the deployment of Israeli bulldozers and the use of sound grenades and tear gas against Palestinian residents.

Earlier in Nablus, Israeli special forces carried out the assassination of four men in a raid on the city.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 10 October 2024