TULKARM: Two Palestinians were killed and three others injured this afternoon during an Israeli military raid into the city and refugee camp of Tulkarm in the northern occupied West Bank, according to local sources.
The confrontations broke out as Israeli occupation forces, supported by special units and armored military vehicles, stormed the Tulkarm refugee camp, triggering violent confrontations with local residents.
WAFA correspondent reported the incursion of an undercover Israeli unit into Tulkarm refugee camp, accompanied by a large number of military vehicles and an armored bulldozer.
The forces imposed strict restrictions on the refugee camp, as intense confrontations ensued between Palestinian youth and occupation forces who used heavy gunfire, resulting in the murder of Nabil Ata Amer, 19, and the injury of three more Palestinians.
Another Palestinian, Mohammad Ahmad al-Oufi, 36, was also shot dead by Israeli occupation forces during the raid.
The Ministry of Health, quoting the General Authori
ty of Civil Affairs, said al-Oufi was killed after being trapped by Israeli occupation forces inside his family house in the Tulkarm refugee camp. His body was taken away by the Israeli forces.
The injured individuals were promptly transported to Thabet Governmental Hospital in the city for medical treatment. Medical personnel are struggling to attend to the wounded amid the ongoing confrontations, with reports indicating additional injuries inside the camp.
Israeli occupation forces also impeded the arrival of ambulances into the camp, hindering the swift evacuation of those in need, according to local sources and witnesses.
Israeli occupation forces also deployed snipers in the area and on the rooftops of tall buildings during the ongoing raid. Additionally, the forces intensified their presence around the vicinity of the camp, especially at the northern entrance on Nablus Street.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA