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Palestinians say seven wounded in IDF raid of West Bank’s Balata refugee camp
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian officials say Israeli forces raided a refugee camp in the West Bank earlier this evening, wounding seven people with gunfire in the latest violence to hit the territory.
Israeli forces raided the Balata camp near the main northern city of Nablus late on Friday triggering clashes, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
“Seven people have been injured by gunfire during clashes in Balata camp, including two in serious condition with chest wounds,” it says in a statement.
The Israeli military says it is checking reports regarding the raid.
The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, gives the same casualty toll.
“The occupation forces raided the area of Balata camp .. and deployed snipers on rooftops of nearby buildings,” Wafa reports.
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