The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that they had hit what they described as a “terror cell” command center, confirming the attack on the Nur Shams camp, which is near Tulkarm.
Separately, the health ministry reported that three people were hurt and one person had been shot dead during an Israeli settlers’ attack close to Bethlehem. The IDF declared that it was looking into the claims.
The deadly attack on southern Israel by Hamas on October 7 set off the Gaza War, and since then, there has been a marked upsurge in violence in the West Bank.
It was According to a UN report released last Wednesday, since October 7th, Israeli airstrikes in the West Bank have claimed the lives of 128 Palestinians, including 26 children.
It also said that 607 Palestinians had died in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, during that same time period, and that Israeli settlers were responsible for 11 of those deaths.
The UN reports that fifteen Israelis were killed in attacks by Palestinians in the West Bank, including five settlers and nine members of Israeli forces. Ten more Israelis lost their lives as a result of attacks in Israel by West Bank-based Palestinians.
