Israeli troops on Wednesday entered a major Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank in a rare daytime arrest operation, triggering fighting that killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded scores of others.
NABLUS, West Bank —
The Israeli military said it entered Nablus on Wednesday to arrest three wanted militants suspected in previous shooting attacks in the West Bank, including the killing of an Israeli soldier last fall. During the raid, the military said armed men in the city “shot heavily toward the forces,” which responded with live fire. It said others hurled rocks and explosives at the troops. The military released a video taken from inside an armored vehicle as crowds of Palestinian youths pelt it with stones. There were no Israeli casualties.
Israeli police announced they were beefing up forces and going on heightened alert in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Israeli decision comes in the wake of the U.N. presidential statement that strongly criticized settlements. The U.S. blocked what would have been a legally binding council resolution.
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