According to the Palestinian news agency “Wafa”, the number of dead in Nablus clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed men has reached three people and 40 wounded, of which 4 people are in critical condition.
This news agency quoted the Ministry of Health of Palestine as saying that the three dead are: Ibrahim Al Nabulsi, Islam Sabuh and Hossein Jamal Taha.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army confirmed the death of two Palestinians, one of whom was the commander of the al-Aqsa martyrs battalion, after the Israeli army attacked the city of Nablus in the West Bank before the death toll increased.
The Zionist army announced in a statement that during this operation in Nablus, “Ibrahim Al-Nablesi”, one of the leaders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, and another fighter were killed. The army said earlier that “special forces have surrounded a wanted house in Nablus and an exchange of fire is underway.”
Nablus is believed to have carried out a number of shooting attacks against civilians and soldiers in and around Nablus, including the shooting at Yusuf’s tomb complex, the army added, announcing the end of the operation.
This operation began this morning by targeting Ibrahim al-Nablesi’s house in old Nablus in the north of the West Bank. Eyewitnesses confirmed that “a large force of the Israeli army stormed the Old City and heard the exchange of fire.”
In the statement of the Zionist army, it is stated: During this military activity, the forces shot at a number of saboteurs, including Nabulsi himself, who fired at the forces from inside the house, who was hiding inside the house along with other terrorists.
The Israeli army noted that the special police unit forces “used special means, including firing shoulder-fired rockets, and killed the so-called Nabulsi and another terrorist who was with him in the house.”
The spokesman of the Israeli army said on Tuesday that Nablus witnessed an armed conflict between Palestinian militants and the Israeli army, who entered the area to attack the house of a wanted person.
The operation came less than 48 hours after Israel and the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza reached a ceasefire after three days of bloody fighting in Gaza.
According to the Shin Bet security service, Nablus was part of a cell that carried out several shooting attacks on soldiers and civilians in the West Bank earlier this year.
In this context, the Israeli army reported in a separate statement on Tuesday that the border guards have arrested four “wanted security men” in different areas of the West Bank, which is part of an operation that the army calls “breaking the wave”. “
In this statement, the army said: “The forces of the Israeli army (and) Shin Bet and the border police carried out military operations last night in several areas in Judea and Samaria to arrest wanted persons suspected of terrorist activities, as these forces were operating in the area.” . Anta, Dhannaba and Nablus villages.”
He added: “The forces arrested two wanted security forces suspected of participating in terrorist activities in Hosan village and its suburbs, and illegal weapons, including hand grenades, were discovered in Qalqas village and Al-Khalil city.” Weapon parts and ammunition of a stolen car were also seized.
The army announced that four of the detainees were taken by the security forces for investigation. According to this statement, there were no casualties to Israeli forces during this operation.
In February, Israeli forces killed three members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalion in Nablus. While Nabulsi was initially thought to have been killed during that operation, he was seen attending the funeral of other members of the cell, according to The Times of Israel.
According to the Agence France-Presse, Israeli security forces have conducted almost daily operations in the West Bank in recent months, focusing on Islamic Jihad militants.
Since late March, at least 53 Palestinians, mostly in the West Bank, including members of armed groups and civilians, including Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Aqla, have been killed in Israeli military operations while covering an Israeli attack. fetus
According to AFP, during this period, 19 people, most of whom were civilians, were killed in attacks by Palestinians, including Israeli Arabs, against Israelis inside Israel and the West Bank, and three of the attackers were also killed in the process.
In addition, Palestinian News Agency reported that dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which was guarded by Israeli forces.
The Islamic Endowment in Jerusalem said: “The courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque witnessed the influx of successive groups of settlers from the direction of the Maghrib Gate.
Source: Lebanon Debate
