According to Israel’s domestic security service, Israeli forces on Thursday executed two Palestinian gunmen suspected of murdering a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in April in the occupied West Bank.
April 7 saw the Jordan Valley shooting of Lucy Leah Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina.
The official Palestinian television reported that medical teams recovered the corpses of three Palestinians from a house besieged by Israeli forces in the Old City of Nablus.
According to witnesses cited by Anadolu, the Israeli army departed after the assault.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three people were killed during the assault in Nablus.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that its crews treated two severe injuries caused by live ammunition during clashes between dozens of Palestinians and the Israeli army in Nablus.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
According to Israel’s Shin Bet, a third militant who had aided the two gunmen was also slain in the raid.
Shin Bet and Hamas confirmed that all three men were Hamas members.
The Nablus Directorate of Education has postponed school until the military operation ends.
Israeli raids on Palestinian towns have raised tensions in the occupied West Bank in recent months.
According to Palestinian statistics, more than 100 Palestinians have been slain by Israeli fire since the beginning of this year.
During the same period, sixteen Israelis have also been slain in separate attacks.
