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Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in latest violence in occupied West Bank
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest deaths in a surge of violence in the territory since early last year.
Issued on: 25/07/2023 – 09:35
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Israeli security forces block Palestinian Red Cross ambulances from advancing near the West Bank city of Nablus where Israeli troops killed three Palestinians on July 25, 2023.
Israeli security forces block Palestinian Red Cross ambulances from advancing near the West Bank city of Nablus where Israeli troops killed three Palestinians on July 25, 2023. © Jaafar Ashtiyeh, AFP
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“Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bullets in Nablus,” the ministry said, adding the identities of those killed in the northern West Bank city were still unknown.
The Israeli army said three “armed terrorists” had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back “to neutralise” them.
The soldiers recovered three M-16 rifles, a gun, cartridges and other military equipment, the army said in a statement.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six-Day War of 1967.
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Since early last year, the territory has seen a string of attacks by Palestinians on Israeli targets, as well as violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian communities.
Violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year has killed at least 201 Palestinians, 27 Israelis, one Ukrainian and one Italian, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources on both sides.
They include, on the Palestinian side, combatants as well civilians and, on the Israeli side, three members of the Arab minority.
The West Bank is home to nearly three million Palestinians, as well as around 490,000 Israelis who live in settlements considered illegal under international law.
(AFP)
