Palestinian resistance member 'assassinated' in Israeli bombing in Nablus

A senior member of the Palestinian resistance group Lion’s Den has been martyred in a bomb attack in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, amid an ongoing siege on Nablus imposed by the Israeli military following the killing of a soldier.

According to Press TV, Lion's Den announced in a statement that Tamer Kilani, a top member of the upstart organization, lost his life in an apparent assassination in the early hours of Sunday.

The statement added that an explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in the Old City of Nablus, located approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) north of al-Quds, as Kilani was passing by.

Lion’s Den likened Kilani's assassination to that of the two Palestinian resistance fighters, al-Nani Jawabra and Bassem Abu Sariya. They were assassinated in two separate explosions during the Second Intifada, also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifadha.

The Palestinian resistance group also threatened a “painful response,” and called on the public to attend Kilani’s funeral later on Sunday.

Video footage showing the blast was circulating on social media, as was a clip purported to show an Israeli “collaborator” planting the bomb.

Lion’s Den has claimed responsibility for most shooting attacks in the Nablus area since it was formed in August by members of various Palestinian resistance groups, including people previously affiliated with the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade and the Islamic Jihad, among others.

Lion’s Den members reportedly do not wait for Israeli troops to come to them, instead, they head outside of the Nablus Old City on an almost nightly basis and attack Israeli targets in the area, before managing to flee back unscathed, almost every time.

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