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People inspect a car that was hit by bullets in which at least four Palestinians were killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
October 9, 2024, 8:33 pm
Undercover Israeli commandos kill terror leader, four others on Nablus street
Local Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade leader, who reportedly survived June 2023 raid, killed in daylight shooting; Israel said to believe armed suspects were planning terror attack
By ToI Staff
The site of an Israeli drone attack in the Balata refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus, August 15, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
August 15, 2024, 10:40 am
2 Palestinian gunmen killed in IDF drone strike near Nablus
One had been released from Israeli jail in November hostage deal with Hamas; military escorts worshippers to Joseph’s Tomb in West Bank city
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops of the Samaria Regional Brigade operate near Nablus, May 2023 (IDF Spokesperson)
June 5, 2024, 7:04 pm
Aggressive IDF – and PA – operations keep West Bank flashpoint quiet after October 7
Despite last week’s deadly ramming attack, violence is significantly down around Nablus and Huwara after the Samaria Regional Brigade adopted new, more aggressive posture
By Lazar Berman
People stand next to a destroyed car that was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in which the IDF says it killed three members of a Palestinian terror cell near the West Bank's Balata camp, on January 17, 2024 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
January 17, 2024, 10:25 am
Terror cell planning ‘imminent attack’ killed in West Bank drone strike, IDF says
Military says squad leader targeted in Balata camp received financing and instructions from Iran; soldier seriously wounded; another strike carried out in Tulkarem
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers aim their rifles during a raid at the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the West Bank, on November 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
November 19, 2023, 2:12 pm
West Bank: 2 Palestinians reported killed, 38 arrested in overnight operations
In ‘brigade-level raids’ in refugee camps near Jenin, Nablus, IDF detains suspects, seizes weapons caches, explosives, firearms; 200 killed in West Bank since October 7
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
IDF soldiers in the Gaza Strip in a handout photo distributed on November 17, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 18, 2023, 8:45 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 18: Day 43 – ToI goes inside Gaza’s Shati Camp
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on where things stand in Gaza, a West Bank terrorist cell and rockets in north; US bureau chief Jacob Magid on trucks bringing fuel to Strip
By ToI Staff
A damaged building after an Israeli operation at the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 18, 2023. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
November 18, 2023, 9:54 am
IDF, Shin Bet: Terror cell planning ‘imminent attacks’ targeted in West Bank operation
Palestinian Red Crescent says 5 dead in Balata; security services say fatalities include senior terrorist who ran cell of youths deployed to carry out attacks
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Mustafa al-Kastouni, reported to be a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group, who was killed by Israeli forces in Jenin, August 17, 2023. (Social media)
August 17, 2023, 8:59 am
Palestinian gunman killed, terror cell arrested by Israeli forces in Jenin
Mustafa al-Kastouni, 32, member of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, opened fire at troops during raid in northern West Bank city; Border Police officer lightly hurt
By Emanuel Fabian
An assault rifle and other military equipment seized from a Palestinian gunman who was wounded and detained after opening fire at troops near Nablus in the northern West Bank, early August 16, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 16, 2023, 7:50 am
Soldiers clash with Palestinian gunmen near Nablus, destroy explosive lab
Troops manage to detain one assailant who opened fire at army post in northern West Bank; 15 primed bombs found in Balata refugee camp
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Masked Palestinians march in Balata, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
June 21, 2023, 5:44 am
Palestinian teens killed in accidental blast while handling explosives
Islamic Jihad names fatalities in Balata refugee camp, day after group claimed credit for Jenin roadside bomb that wounded Israeli troops
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Members of the elite Yamam counterterrorism police unit are seen in Jerusalem, August 8, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 16, 2023, 5:47 pm
Palestinian teen arrested in Lod, suspected of planning terror attack
16-year-old from West Bank’s Balata refugee camp entered Israel illegally, is thought to have wanted to avenge recent Israeli raids in Nablus area
By Emanuel Fabian
Bullet holes are seen on an Israeli military vehicle (right) and an Israeli-owned car (left) near the Reihan checkpoint, after they came under fire at a nearby junction in the northern West Bank, June 13, 2023. (Samaria Regional Council)
June 13, 2023, 4:26 pm
‘I was sure I was going to die’: Civilian, 4 soldiers hurt in West Bank shooting
Meanwhile, Palestinian is killed in clash as IDF troops operate in Nablus’s Balata refugee camp to arrest wanted men
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers leave after a raid at the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus early on May 22, 2023 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
May 22, 2023, 4:55 am
3 Palestinian gunmen killed during IDF operation near Nablus in West Bank
Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade claims dead as members; 6 Palestinians injured in Balata camp raid; solider lightly hurt; IDF says 3 terror suspects arrested, explosives lab destroyed
By ToI Staff
Palestinian firefighters clean blood stains at the site where two Palestinian gunmen where killed during an Israeli army raid in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
May 13, 2023, 10:32 am
Two Palestinian gunmen killed as IDF raids hideout apartment in West Bank’s Nablus
Military says troops detonate several primed explosives at Balata refugee camp residence, used by terror operatives planning attacks; no soldiers hurt in clash
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers near the Joseph's Tomb, in the West Bank city of Nablus, April 13, 2022. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
February 21, 2023, 9:43 am
Palestinians say 16-year-old shot in head by IDF two weeks ago dies of injuries
Montaser Mohammad Theeb Shawa hit by gunfire in Balata camp in West Bank city of Nablus as soldiers came under fire while securing passage of Jewish pilgrims to Joseph’s Tomb
By AFP and ToI Staff
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