By Abderaouf Arnaout and Ikram Kouachi
JERUSALEM (AA) - An Israeli soldier was seriously injured on Friday after a shooting incident in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Israeli army.
"During an operation conducted by the Israel army in the city of Nablus on Thursday night, a gunman opened fire on the forces. The army responded by shooting toward the source of the fire," the Israeli army said in a statement.
A reserve soldier was seriously injured and was transported to a hospital for medical treatment, it added.
The shooting came as the Israeli army continued its military offensive in the northern West Bank since Jan. 21, killing over 70 Palestinians and displacing thousands.
Tension has been running high across the occupied West Bank, where at least 937 Palestinians have been killed and over 7,000 injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the Gaza onslaught on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
In July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s longstanding occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.