Nablus
\nThree Palestinians have been shot dead by the Israeli military in the northern occupied West Bank, the latest deaths in a surge of violence in the territory since early last year.
\n\u201cThree Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bullets in Nablus,\u201d the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday, adding the identities of those killed were still unknown.
\nThe Israeli army said three \u201carmed terrorists\u201d had opened fire on its soldiers from a vehicle in a Nablus neighbourhood and the troops fired back \u201cto neutralise\u201d them.
\nHamas later claimed the three as members of the group.
\nNablus is the territory\u2019s commercial capital and a major focus of the Israeli military\u2019s raids.
\nPalestinian media described the killings as an ambush following the Palestinians\u2019 alleged attack on Israeli forces near a Jewish settlement overlooking Nablus.
\nPalestine TV showed footage of a military vehicle blocking access to the area of the incident, including an ambulance, as soldiers appeared to conduct an inspection.
\nThe Israeli military said it confiscated three M16 rifles and other equipment from their car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nablus Three Palestinians have been shot dead by the Israeli military in the northern occupied West Bank, the latest deaths in a surge of violence in the territory since early last year. \u201cThree Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bullets in Nablus,\u201d the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday, adding the identities of those killed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-345457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n