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An Israeli forces member killed, on Tuesday, three civilians in the city of Nablus, northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced and Anadolu News Agency reports.
The Ministry said in a press statement that “the three citizens were martyred as a result of the Israeli occupation’s direct shooting at them in the city of Nablus.”
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that an Israeli special forces member, hidden in a civilian vehicle, stormed the Al-Makhfieh neighbourhood in Nablus, and opened fire at a Palestinian car.
Activists circulated a video showing a member of the Israeli special forces running, after firing at the car.
In turn, the official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said a special military force killed three members of a “military cell” in Nablus, and claimed that they recently carried out a series of shooting attacks in the vicinity of the city.
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![Palestinians inspect a bullet-riddled car belonging to three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the city of Nablus, northern West Bank on 8 February 2022. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220208_2_52082516_73452213.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank city of Nablus")
