WEST BANK (Dispatches) – A Zionist settler was killed following a successful operation carried out by Palestinian resistance forces in West Bank, on Tuesday.
The settler was transferred to the hospital after being shot in the shoulder but died due to severe injuries.
Eyewitnesses reported that the shot was fired from a car that had high speed.
The perpetrator of the shooting managed to quickly leave the scene, according to the reports.
Issuing a statement, the Palestinian resistance movement Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for the operation.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Resistance forces carried out a new missile test on the coast of Gaza on Tuesday.
During the test, several missiles were fired from the coast of Gaza toward the sea.
In recent years, the Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip have been conducting missile tests from the Gaza coast in order to increase their military forces and maintain their readiness.
Recently, the resistance has been able to target most of the occupied territories with its missiles, surprising the Zionist regime in Operation Saif Al-Quds.
The conflict between the Palestinians and the occupiers has escalated recently since the start of the holy month of Ramadan following the Zionist regime’s assaults on worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy Al-Quds city.
Earlier on Tuesday, Zionist troops stormed a refugee camp on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Nablus, injuring more than 40 Palestinians, Palestinian media reported.
Some 46 Palestinians were treated for wounds during the raid on the Askar refugee camp which took place in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Emergency and Ambulance Department at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, said.
The report added that 44 of the injured Palestinians suffered tear gas inhalation.
Palestinian security sources said a large unit of Zionist troops broke into the family house of Hasan Qatanani and mapped it out before a planned demolition.
Palestinian youth Qatanani was killed by Zionist troops earlier this month.
Also on Tuesday, the occupation forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Tulkarm, sparking clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters.
The raid was conducted for making preparation to demolish the home of a Hamas resistance fighter who was allegedly behind a shooting attack in February in the town of Huwara, south of Nablus.
The Zionist military said one of its soldiers was moderately hurt by shrapnel after an explosive device was detonated.
Tensions have been running high in the occupied West Bank over the past year, with the Israeli military conducting violent raids under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians.
As a result of these attacks, at least 112 Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.