Palestinians walk past the rubble following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024. Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
The vehicle, traveling between the town of Bal'a and the Aktaba suburb east of Tulkarm, was completely engulfed in flames following the attack, WAFA said, adding that Israeli forces then surrounded the vehicle and prevented ambulance crews from reaching it.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Saturday that in a joint IDF, Israeli Security Agency (ISA), and Israel Police "counterterrorism" operation, a "terrorist cell" was eliminated during an encounter with "terrorists" in Tulkarm.
"During the encounter, four terrorists were identified shooting at the security forces," the IDF said, noting that with the intelligence direction of the ISA, IDF soldiers directed an Israeli Air Force aircraft to strike and eliminate the "terrorists."
This incident came just after five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm, on Saturday morning.
Amid the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank has also been witnessing rising tensions between the Israeli army and Palestinians. Since Oct. 7, 2023, more than 590 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry. ■
Palestinians inspect a car following an Israeli raid in the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Aug. 3, 2024.
At least five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said Saturday. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Palestinians walk past the rubble following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Israeli military vehicles are seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Israeli soldiers and military vehicles are seen during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People carry the body of Palestinian Haithan Bladi, who was killed during an Israeli raid, during his funeral in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
At least five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said Saturday. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Palestinians stand amid the rubble following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday by an Israeli drone that targeted a vehicle near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Palestinians inspect a car following an Israeli raid in the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Aug. 3, 2024.
At least five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said Saturday. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
Relatives of Palestinian Haithan Bladi, who was killed during an Israeli raid, mourn during his funeral in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Aug. 3, 2024.
At least five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Zeita, north of Tulkarm in the West Bank, Palestinian medical and security sources said Saturday. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
