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2023-05-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
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At least 3 Palestinians reported killed during IDF raid in West Bank
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 [IsraelTimes] al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade claims dead as members; 6 Paleostinians injured in Balata camp raid; solider lightly hurt; IDF says 3 terror suspects arrested, explosives lab destroyed
At least three Paleostinians were reported killed by Israeli fire during an overnight raid in a northern West Bank refugee camp, Paleostinian health authorities said early Monday.
The al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade terror group
...the armed wing of Fatah, the core group of the PLO. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is also the Fatah Big Turban... later released a statement saying the three had been members of the organization. It said they were killed while battling Israeli forces.
The Paleostinian Health Ministry said at 3 a.m. that three people had been killed by Israeli troops operating in Balata, a large refugee camp directly east of Nablus.
Another six Paleostinians were maimed, including one person at death's door, the ministry said.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces later announced that an officer had been lightly maimed during the raid. The officer was treated for a shrapnel wound and released from hospital.
In a statement, the IDF said it had carried out the operation to arrest terror suspects, with three taken into custody.
The IDF said it located a laboratory containing tens of kilograms of explosives that were to be used for attacks. The military said a team destroyed the site.
A number of weapons, including rifles and bombs, were also seized during the raid, the military said.
The IDF said during the operation, Paleostinian suspects threw explosives and rocks at soldiers, and the troops responded with fire.
While it did not confirm the number of Paleostinian deaths and injuries, the military said that "hits were detected."
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hailed the raid, saying it had prevented several terror attacks being carried out against Israelis.
"In two successful operations carried out by the security forces overnight in Jenin and Nablus, Death Eaters who opened fire on our forces were eliminated and those planning terror attacks against Israeli citizens were arrested," Gallant tweeted. "We will hunt down and reach our enemies."
The three slain men were named by the PA Health Ministry as Fathi Rizk, 30, Abdullah Abu Hamdan, 24, and Mohammed Zeitoun, 34.
In pictures and videos from Balata shared online, Israeli soldiers and vehicles, including bulldozers, could be seen moving through the densely populated camp. Gunfire could be heard in some videos.
In one short clip circulating online, which could not be immediately verified, soldiers appeared to shoot a man in the back as he runs away after spotting them coming around a corner.
Footage also appears to show the Israeli military blocking or pushing at least one Red Islamic Thingy ambulance trying to enter or exit the camp.
On May 13, the Israeli military raided Balata, sparking a firefight that killed two Paleostinians.
The operation came hours after an Israeli soldier was injured while guarding a road in the nearby West Bank town of Huwara, an area of near-constant friction between settlers and Paleostinians. Troops had been dispatched to search for suspects, the army said Sunday, though it was unclear if the Balata clash was related. 
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