An Israeli military raid on the Old City of Nablus wounded at least 80 people, including several hit by live ammunition, and led to dozens receiving treatment for tear gas inhalation. The operation began around 03:00 (00:00 GMT) with soldiers storming multiple neighbourhoods, deploying snipers and military vehicles. Verified footage showed forces firing tear gas while confrontations involved young people throwing stones and at least one child being arrested. Soldiers searched houses and shops and converted some properties into military posts. Local officials reported hundreds, possibly up to 2,000, soldiers involved, while the military withheld detailed information pending the operation's conclusion.
Dozens of people have been injured in an Israeli military raid on the Palestinian city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to medical sources. At least 80 people were wounded, including several who were hit with live ammunition, during the raid that began early on Wednesday, medical sources told Al Jazeera. The Palestine Red Crescent Society told Al Jazeera that its teams treated 36 people, including some who suffered tear gas inhalation.
The raid began about 3am (00:00 GMT), residents said, with soldiers storming several neighbourhoods of the Old City of Nablus, which has a population of 30,000 people. Israel's military deployed snipers and military vehicles, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Footage from the town, verified by Al Jazeera's fact-checking agency Sanad, showed Israeli forces firing tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters while other videos documented young people throwing stones at military vehicles and soldiers during chase-and-run operations, which included the arrest of a child.
Soldiers were storming and searching houses and shops inside the Old City while some houses have been turned into military posts, said Ghassan Hamdan, head of the Palestinian Medical Relief organisation in Nablus. Reporting from Doha, Qatar, Al Jazeera's Willem Marx said hundreds of soldiers were involved in the raid. The governor of Nablus, Ghassan Dhaglas, told me he thinks as many as 2,000 Israeli soldiers have been involved in this operation.
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