Israeli forces kill three in the West Bank, Palestine says

Israeli forces in the occupied West bank have killed three people on February 9th including a pregnant woman, according to the Palestinian health ministry, while the military said it had “targeted terrorists” during the attack, Al-Monitor via AFP reported.

Military police have reportedly opened an investigation into the pregnant woman’s death.

Israeli forces started an operation in the Nur Shams refugee camp, which is in the fringes of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank at dawn on February 9th, forming part of a continued offensive in camps nearby, according to the military.

The Palestinian health ministry said Sundus Jamal Muhammad Shalabi was killed during an incident before dawn and her husband Yazan Abu Shola suffered serious injuries.

Al-Monitor via AFP