UPDATE - Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in Nablus

UPDATES WITH MORE DETAILS

By Abdelraouf Arna'out and Qais Abu Samra

NABLUS CITY, Palestine (AA) – Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, according to the Health Ministry.

A ministry statement said 40 other people were injured in the raid, including four in critical condition.

The Israeli army said Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, a member of the Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah group, was killed in the raid.

A military statement said Israeli soldiers surrounded the home of al-Nabulsi, leading to an exchange of gunfire.

Israeli forces used shoulder-launched missiles against the building in which al-Nabulsi was hiding, the army said.

No injuries were reported among Israeli soldiers.

Meanwhile, clashes were reported between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh during protests against the killings.

The Israeli government, for its part, hailed the army operation in Nablus.

"I salute the security services for this operation, since they carried out a focused operation with great success and without any casualties among their ranks," Prime Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement.

A similar message was made by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, who praised the army and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service, for “neutralizing the Palestinian activist Ibrahim Al-Nabulsi in Nablus."

The Israeli army accuses al-Nabulsi of carrying out attacks against its forces in Nablus.

The deaths came two days after an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire ended three days of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, in which 45 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured.

Writing by Ahmed Asmar and Mahmoud Barakat