Israel military raids West Bank camps

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Israeli troops raided two Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank´s north overnight, the military told AFP, as Israel presses offensives on multiple fronts. The military told AFP that at “around 4:00 am Israeli forces entered Balata camp”, near the northern city of Nablus, for “a routine counter-terrorism operation”.

It added that the troops had been deployed to the nearby Askar camp prior to the operation in Balata camp.

Imad Zaki, head of the popular services committee of Balata camp, also told AFP that the military began its raid at 4:00 am on Wednesday.

“They closed all entrances to the camp, seized several homes after evicting their residents, and ordered the homeowners not to return for 72 hours.