TULKAREM: Palestinian officials reported that Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a woman, during a raid at a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, while the military said it had “eliminated a terrorist”.
According to the Palestinian ministry of health, 53-year-old Khawla Ali Abdullah Abdo was killed in an air strike at the Tulkarem camp, while 18-year-old Fathi Said Awda Ubaid was fatally shot in the chest and abdomen.
Both victims’ bodies were transferred to Thabet Thabet Hospital.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the deaths, saying its ambulances initially faced challenges accessing the scene due to the violence.
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The Israeli military, which frequently conducts raids in the territory targeting individuals it identifies as wanted fighters, said in a statement that it had “eliminated a terrorist” in close combat during a raid that began overnight.
It was unclear which of the two Palestinians the Israeli statement referred to.
Residents of the Tulkarem camp reported that the raid, which began in the early hours of Tuesday, involved bulldozers destroying roads.
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