14 Killed In IDF Operation In West Bank
Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, CNN reported that at least 14 people lost their lives during the Israeli Defense Forces.The IDF) operation in the Noor al-Shams refugee camp in the West Bank, confirmed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Videos obtained by residents showed IDF vehicles leaving the camp after more than 24 hours of raids, with one video showing bulldozers demolishing a building. Ambulances entered the camp after the IDF withdrew. While Israeli forces withdrew from the immediate area, they maintained a presence in the nearby town of Tulkarm.
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The Israel Defense Forces said they had killed around 10 “terrorists” and arrested eight wanted suspects during the operation that began on Thursday. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and the Wafa news agency, at least one child and a young man were among the dead. He also said that the IDF arrested several youths and destroyed important infrastructure.
The situation escalated after the Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned two separate incidents of emergency medical personnel working in the West Bank on Saturday. An ambulance driver, identified as Muhammad Awadullah Muhammad Musa (50), was reportedly killed by Israeli settlers while trying to transport injured Palestinians to safety. Additionally, another ambulance driver was detained and questioned by defense forces outside a hospital in the area.
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The Palestinian Ministry of Health has called on international health organizations, human rights organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to take immediate action to stop the occupation and escalating practices of settlers against treatment centers and medical staff. Take action, so that they can fulfill their human duty. . He stressed that targeting medical personnel, ambulances, treatment centers and paramedics, obstructing their movement and preventing them from reaching the injured is a clear violation of international humanitarian law and international norms and treaties. And there is a clear violation.