Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Israel has stepped up its military attacks on the West Bank.
Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians, including a member of Hamas’s armed wing, in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported on atrocities committed by Israeli settlers near Ramallah. At least one person died.
The Israeli military said Mohammed Omar Darragmeh, the head of Hamas infrastructure in the Tubas region of the Jordan Valley, was killed in a firefight with security forces. A number of weapons and military equipment, including automatic rifles, were allegedly found in his car.
Hamas confirmed Daraghmeh’s death and his membership in the armed Qassam Brigades.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA said another man was killed in a raid by Israeli forces at the Al-Far’a refugee camp in Tubas. Hamas mourned the man’s death but did not recognize him as a member.
The military said troops carrying out the operation opened fire on Palestinians who threw explosive devices and killed a man who tried to attack them.
Israel has stepped up its military assault on the West Bank following a relentless attack on Gaza following a Hamas-led attack on communities and military bases in southern Gaza on October 7.
Late on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a resident was shot dead in Mugayyar, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, where residents reported dozens of Jewish settlers in their village. Rampant inside. It was unclear whether he was shot by Israeli troops or settlers.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said at least 10 people were injured, mostly by live ammunition, and some ambulances trying to reach the area came under fire.
In unconfirmed videos circulating on social media, gunshots could be heard and smoke billowed from a burning car as residents called for help.
The Israeli military and police said troops set up roadblocks and began a search for a 14-year-old Jewish resident of Jerusalem who was missing in the area.
Nabil Abu Rudeneh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, condemned Friday’s settler attack and called for urgent intervention from the international community, especially the United States.
Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Palestinian Health Ministry records show that at least 460 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank, including armed fighters of armed groups.
According to Israeli statistics, at least 13 Israelis were killed by Palestinians in the West Bank during the same period, including two members of the Israeli army.
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