NABLUS, (Palestine Foundation Information Center ) Several Palestinians were injured Wednesday during an ongoing large-scale raid by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the city of Nablus, northern West Bank.
The IOF has been storming Nablus and besieging its Old City for nearly 10 hours, resulting in injuries, arrests, and house evacuations, while deploying additional military reinforcements.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its teams treated 35 injuries during the IOF assault on the Old City, including 27 from tear gas inhalation, five from rubber bullets, one from live ammunition shrapnel, and two from falls and beatings.
Several journalists suffered from suffocation after being directly targeted with toxic gas grenades in Nablus.
The IOF carried out a large-scale incursion with dozens of military vehicles, positioning themselves in central Nablus and imposing a blockade on the Old City.
They conducted multiple arrests and raided residents’ homes, forcing several families in the Qasabah neighborhood to evacuate temporarily, informing them they could return in the afternoon.
Clashes erupted between youths and the IOF on Sufian Street during the raid. Snipers were deployed by the IOF in the Sufian Street and Martyrs’ Square areas, while several commercial shops in Ras al-Ain were also raided.
The IOF fired tear gas grenades toward the National Hospital in Nablus and also raided the town of Sebastia northwest of the city, imposing a curfew.
