Israeli raid kills woman and child, wounds 4 in West Bank

AFP , Ahram Online , Monday 1 Jul 2024

The Palestinian health ministry said an Israeli raid Monday killed a woman and a child in Nur Shams camp, near the northern West Bank town of Tulkarm, where a man was killed the day before.

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A Palestinian looks at smoke billowing from a house targeted by Israeli forces during a raid on the Nur Shams camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2024. AFP

 

The Israeli occupation army, whose forces struck the same refugee camp on Sunday, did not immediately comment on the latest deaths.

Four other people were wounded by Israeli "live fire", the Palestinian health ministry said.

An AFP journalist saw Israeli armoured vehicles enter the camp on Monday.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said it was handling three injuries from the raid.

 

 

Nur Shams has seen increased violence against Palestinians in recent weeks, with the Israeli army carrying out frequent raids in the area.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance group said Sunday that a drone strike inside the camp killed a commander from its armed wing.

The Ramallah-based health ministry said five others were wounded in the strike, including two who were in critical condition.

In April, a two-day Israeli raid left 14 people dead in Nur Shams, the Palestinian Red Crescent said at the time.

Already soaring violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has further surged since Israel's war on Gaza broke out on October 7.

Israel's relentless bombardment and ground invasion in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 37,900 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the territory's health ministry.

In the West Bank, at least 556 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since October 7, according to a health ministry tally.

At least 15 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank over the same period, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online

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