RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops raided two Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank’s north overnight, the military said, as Israel presses offensives on multiple fronts.
The military said that at “around 4:00 a.m. Israeli forces entered Balata camp,” near the northern city of Nablus, for “a routine counter-terrorism operation.”
It added that the troops had been deployed to the nearby Askar camp prior to the operation in Balata camp.
Imad Zaki, head of the popular services committee of Balata camp, also said that the military began its raid at 4:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Wednesday.
“They closed all entrances to the camp, seized several homes after evicting their residents, and ordered the homeowners not to return for 72 hours. These homes were turned into military outposts and interrogation centers,” Zaki said.
