Three killed in occupied West Bank raid by Israeli forces: Palestinian ministry

"Two of the martyrs have completely distorted features due to the intensity of the shooting, which makes it difficult to identify them," the ministry said.

MENA

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Agencies

04 May, 2023

: Palestinians look at the Palestinian family's house destroyed by Israeli forces at Haris town in Salfit Governorate, Ramallah, occupied West Bank on 3 May 2023. [Getty]

Israeli troops killed three people in a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said.

"Two of the martyrs have completely distorted features due to the intensity of the shooting, which makes it difficult to identify them," the ministry said.

The Israeli army confirmed its troops were operating in Nablus early Thursday.

The Israeli military has raided towns and villages across the occupied West Bank nearly every day for over a year.

They and Israeli settlers have killed more than 100 Palestinians in the West Bank alone so far in 2023.

The violence has worsened since Benjamin Netanyahu formed his new far-right cabinet, believed to be Israel's most far-right government ever and includes extremists who have made inflammatory remarks about the Palestinians.