At least six Palestinians were killed and another 20 wounded lMonday night in gigantic raids by Israeli security forces that led to clashes in the cities of Nablusa and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported.
“Five Palestinians died and another 20 were injured due to clashes between armed Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the city of Nablusa,” the health portfolio reported.
Another Palestinian was killed in the village of Nabi Salih, on the outskirts of Ramallah, the note added.
The injured were taken to hospitals, and three of them were in serious condition, added the official part, collected by the Sputnik agency.
The Israeli Government said for his part that the victims were linked to the Palestinian Lion’s Den militia, and the acting Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, congratulated the security forces on Twitter for “dealing a heavy blow to terrorism”.
אני מברך את כוחות הביטחון שפועלים יום ולילה למף ידע כל מי שמנסה לפגוע בנו, שדמו בראשו.
— יאיר לפיד – Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) October 25, 2022
“Our goal is and will continue to be to deal a heavy blow to terrorism and its agents in Jenin and Nablusa, and anywhere else terrorist nests grow,” Lapid tweeted.
According to Palestinian media, the confrontation took place in Nablusa, where the Palestinians detected a group of Israeli special forces.
Palestinian presidential spokesmanNabil Abu Rudeineh, called the actions of Israeli soldiers in Nablusa “war crimes” by blaming “the occupation authorities” for what happened.
The Israeli Army press service reported that it had carried out an “operation” to eliminate the Lion’s Den militia, responsible for attacks against Israelis in recent weeks.
According to the military, the operation led to clashes with Palestinians, in which several armed suspects were injured.
The Israeli military holds members of the Lion’s Den responsible for several attacks in the West Bank against Israelis recently, including the killing of an Israeli soldier in the town of Shavei Shomron.
