An Israeli settler was killed in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank, while dozens of Palestinians, most of them suffocated, were injured, during the Israeli army's raid on the Askar and Nur Shams camps in the cities of Nablus and Tulkarem.
On Tuesday, an Israeli settler was killed in a shooting attack in the northern West Bank, while dozens of Palestinians, most of them suffocated, were injured, during the Israeli army's raid on the Askar and Nur Shams camps in the cities of Nablus and Tulkarem.
The Israeli army radio said, “An Israeli was seriously wounded by gunfire near the Harmish settlement established on the lands of Tulkarm, before his death was announced,” adding that “a search is underway for the perpetrator of the shooting who fled from the place.”
On the other hand, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that “its teams in Nablus dealt with dozens of injuries in the storming of Askar camp and the northern mountain of the city.”
The statement added, "Among the injuries, one was shot with rubber bullets, and 44 cases of suffocation from tear gas inhalation."
For its part, Palestine Radio said that the army "took measurements of the house of the Palestinian Hassan Qatnani, who killed him on May 4, during its raid on the Askar camp."
She added that the Israeli army announced its intention to demolish the home of the family of the martyr Abdel Fattah Kharousha, who killed him on March 7, after he was accused of firing at Israeli targets.
In Tulkarem, the radio reported that “more than fifty military vehicles surrounded the Nur Shams camp and closed its entrances, then began storming its neighborhoods and homes,” adding that “the occupation forces failed to reach the young men they were chasing in the camp, so they destroyed the contents of the houses they stormed and broke the walls of some of them.”
The radio indicated that "three young men from the camp were arrested before it withdrew in the early hours of Tuesday morning."
For its part, the “Al-Quds Brigades - Tulkarm Brigade,” the military arm of the “Islamic Jihad” movement, said in a “military communication,” that the Israeli army had failed to assassinate a number of its members in Nour Shams camp.
And she added, “The Zionist enemy tried at dawn today to assassinate our mujahideen with a major military operation, during which it wreaked havoc in the Noor Shams camp, but the presence of God and the vigilance of our mujahideen were on the lookout for them.”
For its part, the Israeli army announced that “one of its soldiers was moderately wounded during the storming of Nour Shams camp.”
In a statement, he said, "The army, the Israeli General Security Service (Shin Bet) and the Border Police carried out a joint operation in the camp during the night hours."
The Israeli army added: “During the operation, heavy gunfire was fired and explosive devices were thrown at the forces, who returned fire.”
The statement stated that an Israeli soldier was moderately wounded by shrapnel.
The Israeli army also announced the arrest of 5 Palestinians in separate parts of the West Bank during the night hours.
In a related context, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said that the Israeli army is turning the camps, towns, villages and cities “into a theater for its incursions, military training and abuse of Palestinian citizens and their homes, as happened in Nour Shams camp this morning.”
In a statement, the ministry called on the international community, including the Security Council, to “visit the occupied Palestinian territory to witness the occupation, settlement, persecution, abuse and apartheid regime that the Palestinian citizen is subjected to.”
The West Bank is witnessing increasing tension, which has resulted in the killing of 108 Palestinians and the wounding of about 3,900 by Israeli army bullets since the beginning of this year, according to United Nations data.
Saudi Arabia : the "Resolve Eagle 23" maneuvers were launched for the first time on the territory of the Kingdom
Announcing the launch of the "Resolve Eagle 23" joint military maneuvers between the United States and a number of Gulf countries for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a focus on air defense issues in the face of drones.
The US Central Command announced in a press release on Tuesday the launch of the "Resolve Eagle 23" military maneuvers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the United States and countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The Central Command statement indicated that the maneuver "improves the interoperability of the participating forces, which contributes to the process of achieving regional stability."
According to the statement, the maneuver includes exercises on "various military assets, including maneuvers with live fire for ground air defense, and aircraft in confrontation with drones."
The statement did not include any information about the duration of the maneuver or the number of participating forces. With the exception of Saudi Arabia, the statement did not mention the countries participating in the maneuver.
In the same context, the official Saudi Press Agency stated that the "Resolve Eagle 23" exercise aims to "enhance military cooperation and exchange of experiences in the field of missile air defense, unify planning and implementation procedures, and consolidate the principles and foundations of coordination for joint action to reach the required operational compatibility and integration."
According to the agency, for the first time, the maneuver is being implemented in the Kingdom at the Air Warfare Center in the eastern sector, explaining that the preparatory process for the maneuvers included holding 8 conferences, 7 of which were in Riyadh and one in Tampa, Florida, USA.
In March 2022, the "Eagle 22 Resolve" maneuver was concluded, in which Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman participated, and at the US Fort Carson base in Colorado.
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