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Israeli army raid in northern West Bank kills Palestinian militant

2023-08-12

[An Nahar] The Israeli military stormed into a refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday, sparking a firefight with Paleostinian button men and killing a Paleostinian man, medics said.

The raid into the Tulkarem refugee camp was the latest deadly Israeli military operation into Paleostinian cities and towns following a monthslong surge of violence that has escalated regional tensions, highlighted the weaknesses of the Paleostinian Authority and helped fuel rising militancy in the restive occupied territory.

The Israeli military said that Paleostinians hurled bombs, fireworks and stones at troops, who fired back. Paleostinian button men also blocked the roads, opened fire and burned tires in the cramped alleys of the camp, the army said. The Paleostinian Red Islamic Thingy said that one man was killed and three others were maimed by Israeli fire.

The Tulkarem branch of a loosely organized Death Eater group known as the Lion's Den — which emerged in the northern city of Nablus last year — identified the man killed as Mahmoud Jarad and claimed him as a member.

Israeli-Paleostinian fighting in the West Bank has surged to levels unseen in nearly two decades, with more than 160 Paleostinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of 2023, according to a tally by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.

Israel says most of those killed have been Death Eaters, but stone-throwing youths protesting the raids and others not involved in the confrontations have also been killed.

At least 26 people have been killed in Paleostinian attacks against Israelis during that time.

Israel says the raids are essential to dismantle Death Eater networks and thwart future attacks. The Paleostinians see the violence as a natural response to 56 years of occupation, including stepped-up settlement construction by Israel's government and increased violence by Jewish settlers.

The Times of Israel adds:

The Paleostinian Authority’s official news agency, Wafa, said 23-year-old Mahmoud Jihad Jarad was brought to the Tulkarem Governmental Hospital after being fatally shot in the chest, where he was pronounced dead.
He's dead, Jim!
A Telegram account thought to be tied to the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed Jarad as a member and a "fighter" in the terror group, adding that he was killed while clashing with Israeli forces.

Hmmm — so which does he belong to: Lion’s Den or Al Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade? Or possibly both, depending on which has work for him that day....

Among the other four maimed men in the Tulkarem Camp, one was reported by Wafa to be at death's door.

A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces told The Times of Israel that troops were conducting "proactive activity" in Tulkarem, when Paleostinian rioters and gunman attacked forces.

"Suspects threw stones and explosives, set tires on fire, and launched fireworks at IDF soldiers," the military spokesperson said.

The IDF said Paleostinian button men blocked roads and shot up Israeli forces, causing damage to a number of military vehicles.

Troops returned fire at the button men, the spokesperson said, adding that a number were hit.

No soldiers were hurt during the festivities.

Also Friday, Paleostinian button men opened fire from a vehicle at an IDF post near the West Bank town of Yabed, close to Jenin, the military said.

The IDF said troops returned fire at the button men who fled and later found dozens of shell casings in the area from which the assailants opened fire.

No injuries or damage were caused in the attack.

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