Israeli forces raid Nablus, plan to demolish home of Palestinian killed in May
Israeli forces raid Nablus, plan to demolish home of Palestinian killed in May
Israeli forces carried out raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday morning, and prepared an apartment belonging to a Palestinian attacker for demolition.
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Israel has carried out raids in the West Bank on a near-daily basis since last year [Getty]
Israeli forces stormed the occupied West Bank city of Nablus early on Tuesday morning and raided the house of a Palestinian man behind an attack that left three Israeli settlers dead.
The forces raided Moaz al-Masri's apartment to prepare it for demolition, his cousin said.
The cousin added that the apartment has been vacant since al-Masri was killed by Israeli forces in May, nearly a month after he and Hassan Qatnani shot three Israeli settlers dead in the Jordan Valley region in early April.
قوات الاحتلال تأخذ قياسات منزل الشهيد معاذ المصري منفذ عملية الأغوار تمهيداً لهدمه، خلال اقتحام مدينة نابلس، فجر اليوم. pic.twitter.com/ws8zSEHpBw
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) June 13, 2023
Israel regularly orders and carries out home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The demolitions have been slammed by the UN and rights groups as a form of collective punishment.
Israeli forces also stormed Al-Quds Street in Nablus where they were met with gunfire by resistance fighters in the town.
In the Askar camp east of Nablus, Israeli forces raided the house of the Al-Dash family, arrested brothers Muhammad and Walid, and reportedly beat their parents, who were taken to hospital.
Videos shared online showed clashes in the camp between resistance fighters and Israeli soldiers.
تغطية صحفية: "مقــاومـون يطلقون النار تجاه قوات الاحتلال خلال اقتحام مخيم عسكر القديم شرق نابلس". pic.twitter.com/ZaTGkhhhsR
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) June 13, 2023
#شاهد | أثناء الاشتباكات مع قوات الاحتلال في مخيم عسكر بنابلس. pic.twitter.com/7OLrGkXTv9
— 🇵🇸Follow the news of the world and Palestine🇵 (@Palestine202229) June 13, 2023
In Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho, Israeli forces also arrested Uday Shloun after raiding his house.
Israeli forces have carried out near-daily raids in the West Bank for over a year, particularly in Nablus, Jenin and surrounding towns.
More than 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip since the beginning of this year.
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