Israeli Raid on Palestinian Camp Turns Deadly
Israeli security forces shot and killed three Palestinian
men early Monday when violent clashes broke out during a raid in the Qalandia
refugee camp, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. The raid
was the deadliest episode in the West Bank in months and came less than a week
after a Palestinian man was killed in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern
West Bank when troops on a similar mission encountered violent protests. The
continuing arrests of Palestinians suspected of planning terrorist acts and the
deadly confrontations underlined the volatility of the West Bank.
The Israeli military said that its troops were in Qalandia
to secure an operation by security forces who were seeking to arrest a resident
identified by the military only as a “terror operative.” Initial reports in the
Palestinian news media identified those killed on Monday as Robin al-Abed,
Yunis Jahjouh and Jihad Asslan, all in their 20s or early 30s. At least 15
others were reported wounded.
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