Escalating tension: Palestinian factions respond to settler violence

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OCCUPIED WEST BANK — Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported that three Palestinians were killed, and two settlers were wounded in a gunfire exchange in the Adora settlement, northwest of Hebron, Al-Ghad reported. Meanwhile, Palestinian news sites reported gunfire targeting the Kfar Etzion settlement near the town of Beit Ummar north of Hebron. 🔥2 shooting operations in Hebron in Occupied West Bank , the first in the settlement of Adora to the west and the second in the settlement of Kfar Etzion built on the stolen lands of Beit Ummar in the north The IOF has closed all entrances and exits to the city of Al-Khalil pic.twitter.com/CkIyXavVca — 🔻🇵🇸ميّ (@MayMelhem) January 12, 2024 Earlier, IOF withdrew from the Nur Shams refugee camp and the city of Tulkarm after a military operation that lasted for hours, involving clashes and explosions in various parts of the city. Additionally, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of 19-year-old Khaled Ahmed Zabidi, due to the IOF brutal assault in the town of Zeita in Tulkarm. Palestinian resistance in Tulkarm stated that its fighters confronted IOF and their vehicles during the incursion into the Nur Shams camp, claiming that their fighters engaged in fierce clashes, causing IOF to retreat after sustaining direct injuries. Media coverage | A circulating video shows armed Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli forces, invading homes in Jawaya village, Masafar Yatta, Hebron. pic.twitter.com/P8sxzWvV2Q — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 7, 2024 The Occupied West Bank has experienced heightened tension as IOF intensified raids into cities and camps since the outbreak of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. Since then, more than 340 Palestinians have been killed by IOF in the West Bank.  Read more Region and World Jordan News Read More Thousands of settlers, including Ben Gvir, storm Al-Ibrahimi Mosque 40k worshipers perform Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Gaza Strip: 55 killed in 24 hours, death toll to 43,314
OCCUPIED WEST BANK Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) reported that three Palestinians were killed, and two settlers were wounded in a gunfire exchange in the Adora settlement, northwest of Hebron, Al-Ghad reported.

Meanwhile, Palestinian news sites reported gunfire targeting the Kfar Etzion settlement near the town of Beit Ummar north of Hebron.


Earlier, IOF withdrew from the Nur Shams refugee camp and the city of Tulkarm after a military operation that lasted for hours, involving clashes and explosions in various parts of the city. Additionally, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of 19-year-old Khaled Ahmed Zabidi, due to the IOF brutal assault in the town of Zeita in Tulkarm.

Palestinian resistance in Tulkarm stated that its fighters confronted IOF and their vehicles during the incursion into the Nur Shams camp, claiming that their fighters engaged in fierce clashes, causing IOF to retreat after sustaining direct injuries.


The Occupied West Bank has experienced heightened tension as IOF intensified raids into cities and camps since the outbreak of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. Since then, more than 340 Palestinians have been killed by IOF in the West Bank. 


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