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15 Palestinians injured as Israel raids West Bank town

Fifteen Palestinians injured after Israeli raid on occupied West Bank town
MENA
1 min read
27 August, 2022
Fifteen Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces conducted hours of violent search operations on the town of Deir Sharaf.
Israel forces were carrying out violent search operations in Deir Sharaf up until Saturday morning [Getty]

Fifteen were injured as  forces conducted an attack overnight on the town of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus in the occupied .

Israeli forces stormed the town on Friday evening and were carrying out violent search operations up until Saturday morning after they claimed to have foiled a stabbing attack on an Israeli soldier.

The director of ambulance and emergency at the Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus, Ahmed Jibril, told °®Âþµº's Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that crews dealt with 15 injuries, including two Palestinians shot with rubber-coated metal bullets, and one who was beaten.

The army also closed the main road linking Nablus to Tulkarm and Jenin, forcing Palestinians moving between the two cities to find alternative routes, local sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

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They added that the Israeli army raided and searched many shops and homes and confiscated CCTV recording devices to ensure they were not being recorded as they carried out the violent raid.

Israeli forces conducted a similar raid in the Rafidiya neighbourhood of Nablus earlier on Friday, who has previously been imprisoned by Israel.