14 Palestinians killed by Israelis in West Bank clashes-Xinhua

Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City. The death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza and West Bank has totaled 1,843, while 6,638 others were wounded, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

RAMALLAH, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Palestinian security sources told Xinhua that clashes erupted in Nablus, Tulkarm, Hebron, and other West Bank cities on the seventh day of the new round of violence between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel.

At least five of the Palestinian victims were killed in the city of Tulkarm, the ministry said.

Israeli media said police officers shot and killed at least four Palestinians who set off explosive devices in an apparent attempt to breach the West Bank security barrier near Tulkarm.

Meanwhile, a large number of people in West Bank cities took to the streets to show solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and condemn the ongoing Israeli military operation in Gaza.

Forty-four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the West Bank since Oct. 7, when militants of Gaza-ruling Hamas launched a surprise attack against Israeli targets, the ministry said.

The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and West Bank has totaled 1,843, while 6,638 others were wounded, according to the ministry.

The Israeli fatalities since Oct. 7 have reached 1,300, while nearly 3,400 were injured, Israeli media reported on Friday, citing official sources. ■

A man rides past buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City, on Oct. 13, 2023. The death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza and West Bank has totaled 1,843, while 6,638 others were wounded, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Palestinians flee their homes in Gaza City, on Oct. 13, 2023. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the southern area of the coastal enclave ahead of a possible Israeli ground offensive. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows an industrial park after a rocket attack near the city of Haifa, Israel. The number of fatalities due to the Hamas attack has reached at least 1,300 and the number of injured in Israel surpassed 3,000, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported Thursday. (JINI via Xinhua)

A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl a stone at Israeli soldiers during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Oct. 13, 2023. Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Palestinian protesters are seen during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Oct. 13, 2023. Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.

A Palestinian protester is seen during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Oct. 13, 2023. Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.

A protester rolls a tire during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, Oct. 13, 2023.

Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Palestinian protesters are seen during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus, Oct. 13, 2023.

Clashes with Israelis across the West Bank on Friday have left at least 14 Palestinians dead, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said.