Two Palestinians martyred in raid on West Bank refugee camp
(last modified Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:37:32 GMT )
Aug 15, 2023 11:37 UTC
  • Two Palestinians martyred in raid on West Bank refugee camp

At least two young Palestinians have been martyred and several others injured after Israeli military forces stormed a refugee camp in the eastern flank of the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported.

Palestinian Shehab news agency, citing local sources, reported that a large number of Israeli troops, onboard dozens of military vehicles, stormed Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, located three kilometers southwest of Ariha, in the early hours of Tuesday.

The raids resulted in armed clashes with resistance fighters there, the report said.

It added that the Israeli soldiers broke into several houses in the camp, violently searched the buildings and ransacked all properties before leaving.

The raid lasted for less than an hour. Israeli troops took a number of Palestinian men away to an unknown location, according to the residents.

The Ariha Hospital’s director told Reuters the two young men were rushed to the hospital with bullets in their chests.

Palestinian officials later identified the two young men as 16-year-old Qusay Omar al-Walaji from the city of Ariha, and Muhammad Ribhi Nujoom al-Omar, 25. He was a resident of the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp.

Dozens of young Palestinian men gathered in the hospital as soon the news of the young Palestinians’ death broke.

Israeli forces launch raids on various cities of the West Bank almost on a daily basis under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to violent confrontations with residents.

Over the past months, the illegal Zionist entity has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

More than 200 Palestinians have been martyred this year in the occupied Palestinian territories and Gaza. The majority of these fatalities have been recorded in the West Bank

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