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Israeli army raids West Bank Palestinian camp after soldier death: AFP
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, May 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – The Israeli
army raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank Monday, AFP
journalists said, in an apparent hunt for suspects in the killing of a
soldier.
Dozens of Israeli troops entered the Amari Refugee Camp in Ramallah in the
early hours of Monday, closing off all the entrances, AFP journalists said.
At least 13 Palestinians were lightly or moderately injured during the
raid as clashes broke out, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, with
soldiers firing tear gas and bullets.
Residents said a number of Palestinians were arrested, though there was no
immediate confirmation or statement from the army.
Israeli forces later withdrew from the camp.
It came days after an Israeli soldier was killed during a raid inside the
camp.
Sergeant Ronen Lubarsky, 20, of the Duvdevan special forces unit, was
struck on the head by a stone block thrown during an arrest raid Thursday and
died early Saturday.
Israeli media said the block was a granite slab dropped from a third-floor
window.
Those responsible were not arrested at the time.
Amari is located inside Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority, in an
area theoretically under the full control of the Palestinian government.
Israeli forces regularly carry out night raids in Palestinian-governed
parts of the West Bank to arrest suspects they accuse of militant activities
against Israel.
Amari, home to around 6,000 Palestinians according to the United Nations,
is a regular flashpoint where Israeli raids have sparked fierce clashes in
the past.
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