Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank today (April 20), the second day of a raid that has so far left at least two people dead, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Israeli forces launched the raid in the Nur Shams area, near the Palestinian town of Tulkarem, yesterday, Friday. A number of militants were killed and others captured, the Israeli military said, while at least four soldiers were wounded in the exchange of fire.
The Tulkarem Brigades, which includes fighters from several Palestinian factions, said its fighters were still exchanging fire with Israeli forces today. At least three drones were seen flying over Nur Shams, where Israeli army vehicles had gathered and gunfire could be heard.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of two people since yesterday in Nur Shams, an area inhabited by refugees of the 1948 war and their descendants. One of the dead was a fighter, according to Palestinian sources. The second was a 16-year-old student, according to Palestinian officials.
Violence in the West Bank was already escalating before the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza began in October. It was further increased by frequent Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks, and Jewish settler attacks on Palestinian villages.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip are among the areas the Palestinians seek to include in an independent Palestinian state. US-brokered peace talks collapsed ten years ago.
Source: APE – MEB
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