Unprecedented Zionist Carnage in West Bank
NABLUS (Dispatches) -- Tens of thousands poured into the streets of Nablus north of the occupied West Bank to take part in the funeral of six Palestinians martyred earlier on Tuesday by Israeli soldiers.
Wadi al-Houh, 31, Hamdi Sharaf, 35, Ali Antar, 26, Hamdi Qayyim, 30, and Mishaal Zahi Baghdadi, 27, were all martyred, while 20 others were injured.
Qusai Tamimi, 19, was also martyred by Zionist troops in Nabi Saleh village, north of Ramallah, during clashes that erupted to protest the occupying regime’s assault on Nablus. He was laid to rest in his village.
Palestinian sources said that the Zionist forces stormed the city of Nablus, followed by heavy military reinforcements, while hysterically opening fire at citizens in the city.
According to Wafa news agency, “sounds of shooting and explosions were heard and columns of smoke and flames were seen emanating from several neighborhoods” after Israeli forces stormed the Old City of Nablus during early hours of Tuesday, searching for members of the Lions’ Den resistance group.
Meanwhile, clashes erupted at different contact points in the West Bank during which Zionist troops fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the Palestinian protesters causing several minor injuries.
Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip announced a general strike and mourning for the martyrs of Nablus, and call the joint chamber to convene immediately.
Israeli aggression in the West Bank has been on the rise in the wake of the increasing activity of the Lions’ Den resistance group.
At least 180 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year.