Nine Palestinians killed in West Bank as toll mounts
Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in multiple clashes across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the death toll mounts in the territory while war rages in Gaza. At least 75 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops or settlers in the West Bank since the Gaza conflict erupted on October 7, according to ministry figures. The latest deaths were seven people killed during an Israeli "attack on Nur Shams" refugee camp in the northern West Bank, the ministry said. Health officials identified one of those killed as a 16-year-old boy. The ministry said it had been informed of "other martyrs who could not be transferred by ambulance to the hospital." The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike which killed "a number of terrorists" in Nur Shams. "Exchanges of fire with armed gunmen, which included explosive devices being thrown at Israeli security forces, took place," an army statement said. The Palestinian Red Crescent said its medics treated 25 people in Nur Shams, the majority for gunshot wounds. "Ambulances are being detained by occupying forces with injured people inside," the organisation said in a statement. (AFP)