Three Palestinians reported killed as intense fighting erupts in Nablus - The Times of Israel

Three Palestinians were reported killed and astir 20 much injured arsenic dense warring broke retired successful Nablus during an evident Israeli raid connected the Lion’s Den panic radical aboriginal Tuesday morning.

Heavy gunfire could beryllium seen and heard successful videos shared connected societal media aft a ample convoy of troops was seen entering the metropolis soon aft midnight.

Explosions were inactive being heard arsenic of 2:45 a.m. and a spokesperson for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said helium was making an “urgent” effort to intercede.

Israel Defense Forces soldiers surrounded a gathering successful the bluish West Bank metropolis wherever elder members of the Lion’s Den panic radical had been holed up, according to unverified reports successful Hebrew and Palestinian media.

According to immoderate reports, Israeli forces fired anti-tank missiles astatine the gathering arsenic good arsenic small-arms occurrence during aggravated exchanges of fire.

The Palestinian wellness ministry said 3 radical were killed and 19 much injured successful the fighting, including 3 radical successful captious condition.

Media reports named 2 of the fatalities arsenic Hamdi Sharaf and Ali Antar.

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Members of the PA’s information unit were seemingly caught disconnected defender by the raid and opened occurrence astatine the Israeli troops, who changeable back, resulting successful injuries, according to Palestinian reports.

Abbas spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah said successful a connection that the PA president was establishing “urgent contacts successful bid to halt this aggression against our people” successful Nablus.

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The Israeli subject confirmed lone that forces were operating successful Nablus.

It said it would aboriginal nonstop an update connected the raid, which came a time aft different subordinate of Lion’s Den was killed successful a mysterious detonation attributed to Israel.

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Israeli forces person waged a several-week run against Lion’s Den, a caller radical made up of members of assorted different panic factions that had go known for carrying retired brazen attacks connected soldiers and settlers adjacent Nablus successful the past month. One worker was killed successful those assaults.

Lion’s Den reportedly confirmed that it had been targeted aboriginal Tuesday and said it was returning occurrence astatine Israeli troops. It vowed to proceed to transportation retired attacks, according to reports successful Palestinian media.

Israel placed a cordon astir Nablus astir 2 weeks ago, and had indicated it could measurement up actions against Lion’s Den.

AFP contributed to this report.