Israeli forces surrounded a house in the city to arrest suspects hiding in the building.
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Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus in the West Bank, February 22, 2023.
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Hamas's military spokesman, Abu Obeida, warned that the factions in the Gaza Strip are "losing patience" after 10 Palestinians were killed and over 100 others were injured in armed clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Nablus on Wednesday. Leaders in the local branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other local terrorist groups were among those killed.
Israeli forces, including the Border Police's Yamam counterterrorism unit, Shin Bet officers and IDF soldiers, entered the city to arrest three terrorists involved in the planning of shooting attacks intended for the near future and the shooting attack in which IDF St.-Sgt. Ido Baruch was murdered in October, along with other attacks against Israeli forces.
Baruch, a soldier in the Givati Brigade, was shot by terrorists near the Shavei Shomron settlement in Samaria on October 11. Two other members of the cell that murdered Baruch were arrested by the IDF last week.
Armed clashes erupt following IDF raid in Nablus
After surrounding the building where the terrorists were hiding, armed clashes broke out during which the three terrorists were shot and killed. Other armed Palestinians who fired at Israeli forces and threw explosives and Molotov cocktails at them were shot during the clashes as well, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
The three wanted terrorists were identified by the IDF as Muhammad Fatah, a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, Walid Dakhil, a member of the Lions' Den terrorist group, and Hussam Aslim, one of the leaders of the Lions' Den group. Aslim gave the order to the two terrorists arrested last week to conduct the terrorist attack in which Baruch was murdered.
According to Palestinian reports, Aslim was also a member of Hamas.
Palestinians
clash with Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus in the West Bank,
February 22, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/RANEEN SAWAFTA)Two firearms and ammunition were seized during the raid as well. No Israeli personnel were injured in the clashes.
Explosions and heavy gunfire were heard in the area. The local branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades announced that it was taking part in the clashes. Mosques in the city broadcasted messages calling on the residents of the city to clash with Israeli forces.
According to the Palestinian Authority's Health Ministry, aside for Aslim, Dahil, and Fatah, the Palestinians killed in the clashes included Adnan Sabaa Ba'ara, age 72, Abd al-Hadi Abd al-Aziz Ashqar, age 61, Muhammad Khaled Anbousi, age 25, Tamer Nimer Ahmed Minawi, age 33, Musab Munir Muhammad Awais, age 26 and a leader of a local terrorist group called the Balata Brigade, Muhammad Farid Shaaban, age 16, and Jasser Jamil Abdel-Wahhab Qaneer, age 23.
"The resistance in Gaza is watching the enemy's escalating crimes against our people in the occupied West Bank, and its patience is running out," warned the spokesman of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida.
On Wednesday afternoon, Palestinians began burning tires near the Israeli border in the Malaka Camp east of Gaza City, according to Palestinian reports.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem condemned the raid, stating "The occupation escalates its aggression against our people by storming today the city of Nablus and besieging the citizens."
"The right-wing, fascist, Zionist government is concerned with escalating the situation on the ground, as it has a criminal terrorist agenda," added Qassem.
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement warned that "The resistance will not neglect its right to respond to the Nablus aggression, and Palestinian blood is not cheap."
The spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also condemned the raid, saying that Israel is "responsible for this dangerous escalation, which is pushing the region toward tension and an explosive situation."
Tzvi Joffre
Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-732352
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