10 Palestinians killed, 102 injured in West Bank
By Story Agencies, February 24, 2023A total of 10 Palestinians were killed and 102 others injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
In a statement, the ministry published the names of 10 victims, which include an old man, a teenager and eight members of the Palestinian militant group known as the Lions’ Den. In addition, 102 Palestinians, including three local journalists, were injured by Israeli soldiers during the four-hour clash in the Palestinian city, with six of them in critical condition, according to the statement. Thousands of Palestinians gathered in front of the three main hospitals in the city, where the dead and wounded were accommodated, and chanted slogans against Israel. In separate statements, Palestinian factions declared a general strike on Thursday to mourn those killed in Nablus, calling on the Palestinians to confront the Israeli forces all over the West Bank.
Local sources and eyewitnesses said the clash broke out when an Israeli force backed by armored vehicles stormed the outskirts of the old city of Nablus and surrounded a house to arrest several Palestinians wanted by Israeli army. They said the wanted Palestinians were armed and exchanged fire with the soldiers, adding several explosions and gunfire were heard in the entire city. Meanwhile, in the city’s streets, dozens of Palestinians threw stones and empty bottles toward the soldiers, who fired back to disperse them. The Israeli military said in a statement that the raid aimed at arresting suspects for the killing of a soldier near an Israeli settlement last year, adding no injuries were reported among its soldiers.