Israeli Military Advances Into Nablus, Displacing Dozens of Families, Reports Say
The Israeli military entered the al-Ain refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, March 19, displacing dozens of families, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Citing security sources, Wafa said Israeli undercover special forces infiltrated the camp, opened fire on a vehicle, and killed a Palestinian resident.
The killing sparked clashes in the camp, where Israeli forces wounded three Palestinians, the Palestine Chronicle reported.
Ibrahim Shattawi, deputy head of the al-Ain Camp Services Committee, told Wafa that more than 80 families were forced to flee their homes at gunpoint by Israeli forces.
The governor of Nablus condemned the Israeli displacement of Palestinian families from the al-Ain refugee camp, according to Al Jazeera.
Footage published by Quds News Network shows Israeli armored vehicles moving through Nablus on Wednesday, they said. Credit: Quds News Network via Storyful
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