Israeli forces claim to have discovered explosive devices inside the Nour Chams refugee camp, and responded with live fire after being targeted by Palestinians.
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Two Palestinians were killed during a raid by the Israeli army on Sunday, September 24, before dawn in Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced. The army confirmed that it was carrying out operations “fight against terrorism” in the occupied territory.
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Israeli forces dismantled a “operational command center” inside a building in the Nour Chams refugee camp and also discovered a large number of explosive devices, the army said in a statement. During the operation, suspects opened fire and threw explosive devices at the forces who responded with live fire, according to the army. A soldier was “slightly injured by bullet fragments” during the clashes, she added.
A 22-year-old man and a 32-year-old killed
“Two Palestinians were killed by live Israeli ammunition”, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. They are Ossaid Abou Ali, 22, and Abdel Rahmane Abou Daghash, 32, according to the same source.
Israel has occupied the West Bank since the Six Day War in 1967. Excluding annexed East Jerusalem, the territory is now home to around 490,000 Israelis who live in settlements considered illegal under international law. The Palestinians, who want to create their own independent state, are calling for Israel’s withdrawal from all lands it occupied during the Six-Day War and the dismantling of all Jewish settlements.