Two Palestinian young men were killed at dawn Sunday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Nur Shams refugee camp in eastern Tulkarem.
Medical sources identified the slain young men as Usayed Jabawi and Abdul-Rahman Abu Daghash.
Local sources said that a large number of Israeli troops stormed the camp amid armed clashes with resistance fighters and used two bulldozers to shave off road asphalt to expose any explosive devices buried underneath.
They added that several IOF snipers were deployed on rooftops of homes in the camp during the raid.
Resistance fighters reportedly clashed with Israeli soldiers and detonated an explosive device at one of the bulldozers which burst into flames.
The soldier who was driving the bulldozer was injured and evacuated along with the damaged vehicle from the camp.
Palestinian news reports said that the IOF fired shoulder-launched missiles at the camp’s plaza without providing further information.
For its part al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas said that fighters belonging to it and other resistance factions clashed with Israeli soldiers and attacked their vehicles in different areas of the camp.
Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for damaging the IOF bulldozer with an explosive device in the camp.
The IOF reportedly withdrew from the camp in the morning after leaving behind widespread destruction to property and roads.
