3 Palestinians killed by Israel amid West Bank assault

Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank, the military said today.

A military statement said the three were killed in the camp in Tulkarm city yesterday evening.

The army claimed that it had killed more than 60 “armed” Palestinians, arrested over 210 others and destroyed 30 “terrorist” infrastructure facilities during its onslaught in the northern West Bank since 21 January.

According to Doctors Without Borders, the Israeli onslaught in Jenin and Tulkarm in the northern West Bank has displaced over 38,000 Palestinians.

The Israeli escalation in the occupied West Bank follows a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal in Gaza on 19 January after more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment which has killed over 48,200 Palestinians and devastated the enclave.

Since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 910 Palestinians across the occupied territory, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land illegal and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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