Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank city of Nablus

RAMALLAH

An Israeli force member killed on Tuesday three civilians in the city of Nablus, northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced.

The ministry said in a press statement that "the three citizens were martyred as a result of the Israeli occupation's direct shooting at them in the city of Nablus."

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that an Israeli special force member, hidden in a civilian vehicle, stormed the Nablus' Al-Makhfieh neighborhood, and opened fire at a Palestinian car.

Activists circulated a video showing an Israeli special force running after firing at the car.

In turn, the official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said a special military force killed three members of a "military cell" in Nablus, and claimed that they recently carried out a series of shooting attacks in the vicinity of the city.