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Two Palestinians killed as Israel expands deadly raids in West Bank

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 9:25 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 19 March 2025 9:25 AM ]

Israeli soldiers are seen during a military offensive in the Askar al-Jadid refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Xinhua)

Israeli forces have killed at least two Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime expands its deadly raids across the territory, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing security sources, reported that Israeli special forces stormed the ‘Ein Beit el-Ma refugee camp, adjacent to the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, early on Wednesday, and opened fire at a vehicle inside the camp.

A young Palestinian man, identified as Uday Adel al-Qatouni, who was present nearby was fatally shot.

The sources added that skirmishes broke out inside the camp shortly afterward, during which three citizens were injured. One of them was struck by live bullets in the abdomen.

Israeli forces then barged into a number of homes, and deployed snipers on their roofs, before launching a search campaign. Several people were arrested accordingly.

Israeli soldiers also stormed the Balata, Askar al-Qadim and Askar al-Jadid camps east of Nablus and raided a number of homes, searched them and ransacked their contents.

They rounded up a number of local residents in the camps.

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The developments came a day after a Palestinian was killed as Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression in the northern occupied West Bank.

This coincided with widespread demolitions and forced displacement campaigns in the Jenin, Nur Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps.

Medical sources said Khaled Saleh Qaraan, 25, was killed by Israeli gunfire as occupation troops stormed Kfar Saba neighborhood in Qalqilya early on Tuesday. Three other citizens were wounded during the raid.

According to local sources, Qaraan was scheduled to get married after Eid al-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan, but Israeli special forces opened fire on a café in the neighborhood, killing him on the spot.

The Israeli military initiated its assault on the occupied West Bank on January 21, stating that the objective was to target the resistance fighters linked to the Jenin Battalion.

Since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, the actions of the Israeli army and illegal settlers have led to the deaths of at least 937 Palestinians, with over 7,000 individuals sustaining injuries in the occupied West Bank.

Last July, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared that Israel’s long-standing occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, demanding the evacuation of all illegal settlements in the West Bank and East al-Quds.

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