3 citizens were killed, at dawn on Monday, by Israeli occupation forces, during their raid into Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus .
The Ministry of Health said that the martyrs were: Fathi Jihad Abdel Salam Rizk (30 years old), Abdullah Youssef Muhammad Abu Hamdan (24 years old), and Muhammad Bilal Muhammad Zaytoun (32 years old).
She indicated that there were 3 injuries that reached the hospitals, including a serious injury.
Special forces infiltrated the camp, followed by military reinforcements, during which they surrounded several homes of citizens in the camp, amid armed clashes with resistance groups.
The occupation forces prevented the medical staff from entering the camp and intercepted them several times during the raid.
Prior to their withdrawal from the camp, the occupation forces blew up several houses in the camp, causing two injuries due to shrapnel, one of which was a girl.
According to eyewitnesses, the occupation forces arrested a number of young men during the military operation in the camp, including: Nael Awais, Yazan Awais, Nour Awais, Ahmed Awais, Fawzi Awais.
The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan reported that hundreds of Israeli soldiers from the Givati, Magellan, Duvdevan units and Battalion 50 participated in the Balata camp operation , detonated a factory for making explosive devices, arrested a number of wanted persons, weapons were confiscated, and a number of gunmen who opened fire were neutralized. According to her saying.
It quoted an Israeli military source as saying that the aim of the operation was to "fight terrorism". according to his expression.