RAMALLAH (AFP) – Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians yesterday in multiple incidents across the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the death toll mounts in the territory while war rages in Gaza.
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the Gaza conflict erupted on October 7, according to the ministry.
The latest fatalities were four people killed during an “attack by the occupation (Israel)” on Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank, the ministry said.
Health officials earlier yesterday announced another Palestinian, a 16-year-old boy, was killed by Israeli forces in the camp.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the Nur Shams fatalities when contacted by AFP.
Troops were “continuing to operate in the camp to thwart terror activity”, an army statement said.
In separate incidents, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot dead a 17-year-old in Dheisheh refugee camp, near Bethlehem, and a 32-year-old in Budrus to the west of Ramallah.
