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Two Palestinians were killed and a third was injured and arrested when a large Israeli military force invaded the West Bank city of Nablus in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Palestinian sources reported. Mustafa Abdul Ghani from a village near Tulkarem and Othman Sadaka from Anza village near Jenin were killed when the Israeli soldiers surrounded the house they were staying. Local sources reported that the two belong to the Islamic Jihad organization and have exchanged fire with the soldiers who attempted to enter the building. The third who was with them was not identified however, eyewitnesses said his wounds were serious and he was bleeding when he was taken by the soldiers to an unknown destination. Ambulances were stopped for more than one hour before the soldiers allowed them to enter the building. When the medics arrived the two were dead, according to an eyewitness report. Troops also assaulted Ameed Al-Maani, a photo-journalist who works for a local TV station, when he refused to stop photographing, witnesses said. Eight other residents were arrested in the invasion identified as Jalal Fakhoury 16, Bashar Mismar 21, Mohammad Na'na'a 19, Rajab Al-Aghbar, Huthaifay Istiyah and Nadia Aqouba who is a female. Troops also arrested two paramedics who were in the area on duty. The two were identified as Luay and Moayyad Qassas from Nablus, and were taken to an unknown location. Nablus has been subject to an ongoing military operation that sometimes escalates when the army invades the city to assassinate or arrest resistance operatives. |