According to Palestinian reports, ten people were killed in clashes in the West Bank on Thursday. Seven Palestinians died in clashes with Israeli soldiers in a refugee camp west of Nablus, the Health Ministry in Ramallah said. Israel’s army reported “counter-terrorism measures” in the camp, during which five suspects were reportedly arrested. According to eyewitnesses and Israeli media, six of those killed were killed in an army drone strike.
According to the army, raids were also carried out in other places in the West Bank. In some places, stones were also thrown at the emergency services.
Israeli forces respond with gunfire
According to the army and the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israeli forces demolished the apartment of a suspected terrorist in the town of Budrus near Ramallah. People resisted this. Around 20 people threw Molotov cocktails, among other things, at the emergency services, according to the Israeli army. They responded with shots. One Palestinian died, according to the Ministry of Health. A man also died in clashes with Israeli soldiers in a town south of Jerusalem in the West Bank.
According to the Ministry of Health, a 21-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by settlers in the central West Bank on Thursday night. No further details were initially given.
The security situation in the West Bank is becoming increasingly tense
The security situation in the West Bank has become increasingly tense since Hamas’ bloody terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th. After the deadly explosion at a hospital in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian groups in the West Bank called for confrontations with Israeli soldiers.
The destruction of the homes of suspected, convicted or killed terrorists is controversial. Human rights organizations reject the measure as collective punishment and a war crime. Israel, on the other hand, justifies it as an important deterrent.
