Israeli special forces assassinate Palestinian man in West Bank
The Wafa news agency is reporting that undercover Israeli forces infiltrated the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and assassinated 30-year-old Palestinian man, Hussam al-Mallah.
The special forces arrived in a taxi and “executed” Malah at “point-blank range”, by firing bullets at him as he stood in a supermarket, Wafa reported. The soldiers withdrew from the area immediately after the attack.
Hamas mourns commander slain in Tulkarem
The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a statement mourning the death of Hussam Bassam Yousef Malah and describing him as a “prominent” leader of the group.
For its part, the Israeli military accused Malah of planning attacks and claimed that he had been working with two other Palestinian men who were also killed by Israeli forces in separate incidents in recent weeks.
Israel’s military carries out drone attack on Nur Shams camp
The Wafa news agency is reporting that Israeli forces have laid siege to the camp, east of the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank, and carried out a drone attack on a square there.
The operation has triggered violent clashes, and the sound of explosions and reconnaissance aircraft can be heard from the area, Wafa reported. Electricity has also been cut off in the camp and in nearby areas, it added.
It is not clear if there have been any casualties.
Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 19
Child killed in Israeli drone attack in Nur Shams
The Wafa news agency said a child had been killed, but did not specify the victim’s age.
Israeli forces have stormed the city and laid siege to the camp in recent hours, resulting in heavy clashes with Palestinian fighters in the area.
Death toll rises from Israeli strike on Nur Shams
Medical sources told Al Jazeera that a second person has been confirmed killed following Israel’s drone strike on the Nur Shams refugee camp. The body of the victim has been brought to the Thabet Thabet Hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem.
Clashes continuing in West Bank’s Nur Shams
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting renewed clashes and explosions as Israeli forces continue their siege of and attacks on the Nur Shams refugee camp.
Israel’s military said its forces have been operating against Palestinian fighters in the camp since the early hours of the morning. The Tulkarem Battalion of al-Quds Brigades said earlier that its fighters were clashing with invading Israeli troops and had detonated an explosive device near an Israeli military bulldozer.
Israeli raids were reported in other West Bank towns and cities, too. According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli forces stormed the town of Dura, southwest of Hebron, firing bullets and sound bombs as they raided homes and carried out several arrests.
Israeli forces also raided the villages of Salem, Rojib and Beit Furik, east of Nablus, where three people have been arrested; the town of Jayyous, east of Qalqilya, where one man was arrested; the town of az-Zawiya, west of Salfit; and the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, where a vehicle was confiscated.
