Israeli military concludes deadly raid on refugee camp in the occupied West Bank

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Israeli troops have concluded a two-day operation in the Nur al-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces told CNN on Sunday.

Images from the offensive on the camp, which appears to be one of the largest in the West Bank since October 7, show concrete slabs and rubble strewn across the area.

At least 14 people, including one child, were killed in the raid, the Palestinian Ministry of Health and official news agency Wafa said Saturday.

The IDF claimed security forces killed 10 “terrorists” and arrested “eight wanted suspects” during its “extensive counterterrorism” operation, which started on Thursday.



Attacks on Palestinians: Violence in the occupied West Bank has only increased during Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

An ambulance driver from the Palestine Red Crescent Society was killed while transporting Palestinians injured in an attack by settlers in the West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory increased in 2023 to their highest level since the UN began recording data in 2006, the Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday.

At least 483 Palestinians have been killed by settlers or IDF soldiers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7, according to the health ministry.



The spike in violence by extremist settlers has led to more sanctions by the US and EU.

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People inspect damage after a raid by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on April 21. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
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