The confrontation occurred within the Nour Shams refugee camp within the West Financial institution’s Tulkarm metropolis.
Tulkarm, West Financial institution:
Six Palestinians have been killed by a drone strike throughout an Israeli raid n the West Financial institution metropolis of Tulkarm, the Palestinian well being ministry mentioned on Wednesday, one of many newest examples of rising violence for the reason that begin of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.
The Israeli army mentioned its forces got here beneath assault by militants who threw explosive gadgets at them throughout a counter-terrorism operation. The attackers have been struck by an Israeli air drive plane, it mentioned.
The confrontation occurred within the Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm, a flashpoint metropolis on one of many predominant crossing factors into the West Financial institution.
Witnesses mentioned the six younger males killed within the strike have been sitting collectively within the early hours of the morning however weren’t concerned in clashes with Israeli forces conducting a raid in different components of the camp.
”We heard the sound, and the screaming, our home is close by so we got here out to see,” mentioned Izzaldin Assaili, a resident who lives close by.
The official Palestinian information company Wafa mentioned the younger males have been aged between 17 and 29. One other man, aged 24, died of wounds obtained in a conflict final month, the company mentioned, quoting the well being ministry.
No detailed touch upon the incident was instantly out there from the Israeli army.
The West Financial institution had already been experiencing the very best ranges of unrest in many years throughout the 18 months previous the Oct. 7 assault on Israel by Hamas gunmen however confrontations have risen sharply as Israel have launched a floor invasion of Gaza.
Tons of of Palestinians have been killed in clashes with Israeli troopers and settlers over the previous weeks and safety forces have carried out hundreds of arrests, with repeated confrontations between troops and Palestinian protesters.
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