Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in military raid in Nablus

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

Israeli forces attacked Nablus with tear gas bombs, wounding over 50 Palestinians and targeting a Red Crescent ambulance,  reported the Palestinian Wafa news agency. 

Two Palestinians were severely wounded and taken to the Rafidia hospital, where they were pronounced dead later, said Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department in Nablus, according to Wafa. 

Israeli forces also detained two Palestinians and raided several areas in the city. 

Since March 2022, Israel has been launching near-daily deadly raids on Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank. 

The coming to power of an extreme right-wing government in Israel last November saw the raids intensify, with at least 94 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 2023.

Nablus had emerged as one of the main centres of resistance against Israeli occupation. The Lions' Den group, which is unaffiliated with established Palestinian armed groups, was formed last year to resist Israeli incursions.