Israel kills at least 18 in West Bank bombing, according to Palestinian Authority International

At least 18 people have been killed in a bombardment by Israeli forces on Thursday night of the Tulkarem refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian National Authority (ANP) health ministry data. , According to official Palestinian sources, this is the worst attack in the last 24 years. The victims also included women and minors, drawing condemnation from Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudina, who described the attack as a “heinous crime” by Israeli occupation forces. The army claims to have killed a Hamas leader and other “terrorists” in the attack.

At least one bomb hit a popular cafe in the Al Hamma area of ​​the refugee camp after being dropped from the air, according to a correspondent for the official Palestinian agency Wafa. Emergency and health services rushed to the scene to rescue and treat the injured, who were shifted to Thabed Government Hospital. The Red Crescent also transferred the injured and the dead to health centres.

“The crimes being committed by the Israeli occupation authorities will not bring security or stability to the region. “Instead, they will incite further violence and will not force the Palestinian people to give up their legitimate rights,” the statement said. Abu Rudina also blamed United States officials for “the continued aggression directed at Palestinians over the past year.”

According to a statement, the target of the bombing was Zahi Yasser Abd al-Razek Aufi, a Hamas official in Tulkarm, whom the military and secret services are considering eliminating along with other “terrorists”. Israel blames Offi for various attacks in the West Bank, particularly against Jewish residents.

The Tulkarem refugee camps, and Nour Shams (both next to the city of Tulkarem), as well as Jenin, are the two locations in the West Bank that have suffered the most from army attacks in the current war. Attacks by Israeli occupation troops have caused more than 700 deaths in the West Bank since violence intensified in the region a year ago in the shadow of the war in Gaza.

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