Palestinian reports: At least 14 people killed in IDF raid in West Bank

The Palestinian Red Crescent says at least 14 people have been killed in an Israel Defense Forces raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

The IDF said earlier today that troops had killed 10 operatives during the counter-terrorism operation, which it said started on Thursday.

“So far, our crews have evacuated 14 martyrs from Nur Shams camp to the hospital,” the Palestinian Red Crescent says.

There is no immediate statement from the IDF on the PRC report.

Residents contacted by AFP say there is no electricity in the area and food is running short, but nobody is being allowed to enter or leave.

Tensions in Israel and the West Bank have soared since October 7, when terrorists burst through the Gaza border into Israel in a Hamas-led attack, killing at least 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and seizing 253 hostages.

Since October 7, troops have arrested some 3,850 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 1,650 affiliated with Hamas. According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, more than 450 West Bank Palestinians have been killed in that time.