Resistance groups vow revenge after two Palestinians killed in Nablus raid

Palestinian resistance groups have vowed to take revenge for near-daily military raids and escalating violence across the occupied territories after Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians near the West Bank city of Nablus.

“The surge in the occupiers’ crimes and direct attacks against our people and sanctities will fan the flames of a new Intifada (popular uprising). The Zionist enemy well knows that our resistance fighters are strong-minded to take revenge on the occupying regime,” the Islamic Jihad movement said in a statement.

It went on to commiserate with the bereaved families of Mohammed Abu Dhraa and Soud al-Titi, who were fatally shot by Israeli troops close to Deir al-Hatab village – located 5.7 kilometers (3.5 miles) east of Nablus – on Thursday, emphasizing that its members will continue to tread the path of the martyrs.

Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinians, injure another in Nablus raid

Israeli military forces have shot dead two Palestinians and injured another during a raid on a village near the West Bank city of Nablus.

“We urge all walks of the Palestinian society as well as resistance fighters to keep on struggle and steadfastness until final victory over the Israeli occupation,” Islamic Jihad noted.

Separately, Hamas mourned the death of the veteran Palestinian prisoners.

It stated that Titi, who was a member of the Palestinian Authority security forces, spent 17 years in Israeli detention centers while Abu Dhraa was held behind bars in an Israeli prison for seven years.

It stressed that Palestinians will continue resisting the Israeli occupation until they regain their rights and occupied lands.

Local Palestinian sources said Abu Dhraa and Titi were living in the nearby Balata refugee camp in Nablus, and their bodies were taken by the Israeli military.

Israel has been withholding the bodies of Palestinians as a punitive policy for decades. Human rights groups have said that there has been a significant rise in this practice since 2015.

According to the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center, Israel currently withholds at least 105 Palestinian bodies at morgues.

Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians as they raid Jenin in northern West Bank

Israeli military forces arrest at least five Palestinians during a raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and a nearby refugee camp.

Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

Most of the raids have focused on Nablus and Jenin, where Israeli forces have been trying to stifle a growing Palestinian resistance against occupation.

Local and international rights groups have condemned Israel’s excessive use of force and “shoot-to-kill policy” against Palestinians.

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