Israeli Troops Again Raid Refugee Camps In West Bank
JAKARTA - Israeli troops raided a Balata refugee camp near the city of Nablus on Wednesday and destroyed the Fatah faction headquarters.
Violence in the West Bank illustrates the volatile situation facing Israel as the country prepares for an attack expected to be carried out by Iran following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Hamas Islamic movement in Tehran. last week.
As reported by Reuters, no casualties were reported in the attack on Wednesday, August 7, which came a day after 11 Palestinians were killed in clashes with security forces carrying out raids around Jenin city, in the northern West Bank.
Islamic Jihad, Iran-backed and heavily active militant movement in the region, said four Palestinians killed in a drone strike in Jenin in an attack on Tuesday were members of its armed wing.
In addition, a man who was killed in a neighboring city of Tubas on Wednesday morning was also a member of his armed unit.
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Last night, a group of violent Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages near Nablus, destroying property but causing no casualties, residents said.
Israeli forces have carried out repeated raids in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza last October, arresting thousands of suspects and repeatedly clashing with armed fighters from militant factions, including Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad.