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Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians, including member of an armed group, in West Bank
- Israeli military operation in Tulkarm refugee camp targeted ‘a senior wanted suspect’
- The deaths came as international concern is mounting about unrest in the West Bank
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Two Palestinian men, including a member of an armed group, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli raid, while a third was shot at a checkpoint, in the latest violence in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian health ministry said the two, aged 19 and 36, were pronounced dead from gunshot wounds after the raid in the Tulkarm refugee camp, which the United Nations says houses more than 27,000 Palestinian refugees. They were identified as Nabil Amer, 19, and Mohammed Al-Awfi, 36.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, identified the elder of the pair as a local commander.
His brother also called him “a member of the resistance”.
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The deaths came with international concern mounting about unrest in the West Bank since Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel sparked the Gaza war.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday described the situation as being at boiling point and warned that “we could be on the eve of a greater explosion”.
At least five other people were wounded in the Israeli military operation, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
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