The governor said fetal Kamal Abu al-Rab said on Thursday that 6 Palestinians were killed and 18 others were injured during a military raid by Israeli forces in Qabatiya. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) later announced that the death toll had risen to 7.
The governor added to Reuters that four of the injured were in critical condition.
Abu al-Rab said: “The occupation army detained the bodies of four martyrs after brutally abusing a number of them, which was recorded by camera lenses.”
Agence France-Presse captured images of two men’s bodies on the roof of a building in Qabatiya, while a third body could be seen lying on a metal plate on the lower floor.
The local official confirmed that Israeli forces later withdrew from Qabatiya, after destroying infrastructure in the area.
No comment was issued from Israeli army On the incident so far.
Violence is increasing in occupied west bank Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Israeli forces have been conducting almost daily raids, including thousands of arrests and battles between security forces and Palestinian fighters.
Since October of last year, at least 682 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank, according to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. At least 24 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks or military operations, according to official Israeli data.
