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Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, and Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19. Published by IMEMC News and Haaretz

aeli soldiers near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus in March. Credit: Majdi Mohammed /AP Pubished by Haaretz

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by IMEMC News
May 13, 2023

Earlier Saturday, Israeli soldiers invaded the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed two Palestinians, and injured three, including one woman.

Undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the refugee camp and surrounded a home before many army vehicles invaded the area and fired a barrage of live rounds, in addition to several grenades and shells, causing serious damage and burning large parts of the property.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Nablus office of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), said the soldiers killed Saed Jihad Shaker Mesha, 32, and Adnan Wasim Yousef Al-A’raj, 19, after shooting them with live fire in the head.

The soldiers also shot three Palestinians; one of the wounded is a Palestinian woman the soldiers shot with four live rounds.

The soldiers shot the woman, 50, with four live rounds, causing life-threatening wounds. Three Palestinians were injured by shrapnel from bullets, and 75 suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Palestinian ambulances were not allowed to enter the refugee camp until the soldiers killed the Palestinians and left the area at least an hour later. During the invasion, the medics could only evacuate one wounded Palestinian on foot.

The army also invaded several areas of Nablus city and its suburbs before closing many streets and installing roadblocks.

On Friday evening, the soldiers shot three Palestinians in Azzoun town, east of Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, during protests after they invaded it.
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Two Killed, Four Wounded by Israeli Army Gunfire in West Bank, Palestinians Report

Israeli military says those killed during the raid were not the wanted suspects that the troops had sought to arrest

by Jack Khoury for Haaretz
May 13, 2023 10:22 am IDT

Two Palestinians were killed and at least four were wounded on Saturday by Israeli army gunfire during an arrest raid in the West Bank.

The deceased were identified as Said Massha, 32, and Wisam al Araj, 19.

An uninvolved woman in her 50s was also said to be among the wounded, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The Palestinian Health Ministry said that, in addition to the woman, three others were moderately wounded and were taken to the hospital.

Israeli troops had conducted a raid of a house in the Balata refugee camp in the morning near Nablus to arrest suspects, according to witnesses.

The Israeli army later confirmed that it had arrived in Balata but was unable to carry the arrest operation through, and that an exchange of fire had occurred.

Additionally, those killed during the operation were not the wanted suspects that the Israeli troops had sought to arrest, the military said.

The IDF added that a building in the area collapsed after explosive charges planted by Palestinians had exploded, and several weapons were found at the site.