Israel carried out a new raid in the occupied Palestinian territories in the West Bank
A man shows empty bullet casings following a shooting at the scene of a raid by Israeli forces on an office where they say Palestinian militants were hiding in Jericho, in the occupied West Bank, February 6, 2023. AFP - AHMAD GHARABLI
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The Israeli war machine continues its action in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Seven people were killed on Monday February 6 near Jericho, in the West Bank.
Israel, claims to have killed several assailants, including two men identified as the authors of an attempted anti-Israeli attack.
This new raid comes a few days after intense violence between the two camps as the international community calls for de-escalation.
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With our correspondent in Jerusalem,
Sami Boukhelifa
The objective of this new operation by Israeli forces near Jericho was to “
arrest Hamas fighters
”.
According to the Hebrew State, two members of this Palestinian armed group attempted, during the week of January 30, to carry out a shooting attack against a restaurant near an Israeli colony in the occupied West Bank.
At the time of the attack, their weapons had jammed and the two men had quickly left the area.
Identified, they had since been tracked.
On Saturday, February 4, the Israeli army launched a first raid against their locality located near Jericho, to apprehend them, without success.
Several other people have been arrested, say the Israeli occupying forces.
Fear of an escalation of violence
Monday, February 6, a new incursion of the army in this same sector of the West Bank, this time triggers clashes with Palestinian fighters.
“
Many of them are killed
”, details a press release from the Israeli forces.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health speaks of “
three citizens injured by bullets.
This new deadly raid by the Israeli army comes in
a context of heightened tensions
, which raises fears of an escalation of violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
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