On Thursday, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israeli forces’ storming of the Palestinian city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. This left ten Palestinians dead, and more than a hundred injured.
The ministry offered its condolences to the Palestinian government and people, and wished the injured a speedy recovery. “Libya voices its categorical rejection of such aggression against the Palestinian people in Nablus, calling on the international community to assume its responsibilities and intervene immediately to end the ‘repeated and serious’ Israeli violations against the Palestinian people,” the statement read.
It also reiterated Libya’s “firm position towards establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and its permanent solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
Earlier today, Israeli troops raided Nablus, killing 10, and injuring dozens. The injured were admitted to hospitals with gunshot wounds
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, those killed in the raid were aged 16 to 72. The Arab League described the raid as a “heinous crime.”
“The occupation authorities and the far-right Israeli government are responsible for this horrible massacre,” said Said Abu Ali, the Arab League’s Assistant Secretary-General for Palestinian Affairs.
Since the start of this year, Israeli raids in the West Bank have claimed the lives of 59 Palestinian adults and children.
Nine Israelis, including three children, one Ukrainian civilian, and a police officer have been killed over the same period, according to an AFP tally based on official sources from both sides.
The Israeli government has intensified its crackdown on Nablus, and the nearby city of Jenin since late December. This came amid Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback as Prime Minister at the helm of a cabinet of hard-right and ultra-Orthodox parties.
Late last month, Israeli forces shot and killed at least 10 Palestinians, and wounded over a dozen others during a violent raid on a refugee camp adjacent to Jenin.
