Tag: west bank

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a fighter from the Islamist group Hamas, during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday, emergency workers and Hamas said. Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams camp near the city of Tulkarm and a gun battle ensued with Palestinian fighters, medic Najeeb Adeeb said. The Israeli military said it conducted "counterterrorism activity" in the camp, dismantled an operational command centre and uncovered dozens of explosive devices and bomb-making components. "During the activity, suspects opened fire...