Smoke from explosives thrown by Palestinians at Israeli occupation forces' armored vehicles following a deadly raid in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, June 3, 2024. (AP)

Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank late Friday night, firing flares over its old city.

During the raid, the Israeli occupation forces stormed a house in the old city. Local sources reported to the Palestinian Information Center that the IOF were targeted with a locally manufactured explosive device and heavy gunfire near the al-Ain refugee camp, west of Nablus.

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In turn, the Al-Quds Brigades - Nablus Battalion announced that, alongside local fighters, they had engaged the Israeli occupation forces during their incursion into the al-Ain camp, releasing heavy gunfire and explosive devices.

Earlier, Israeli occupation forces had also stormed the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, detaining a family inside their home. In parallel, the IOF raided the al-Arroub refugee camp, north of al-Khalil.

13 Resistance Operations in the Past Hours

Resistance operations in the occupied West Bank persisted over the past several hours, with 13 documented operations targeting Israeli occupation forces and settlers.

According to the Palestinian Information Center, these operations included shootings, armed confrontations, detonating explosive devices, hurling Molotov cocktails, confrontations, and stone-throwing at eight locations. Additionally, they involved burning and smashing a settler's vehicle that had entered the city and repelling an IOF raid.

In al-Quds, the youth set a settler’s car ablaze after he entered the town of Abu Dis, east of the city, prompting confrontations with Israeli occupation forces who stormed the area.

In Jenin, Resistance fighters targeted Israeli occupation forces with explosive devices during a raid on the town of Rummana, sparking confrontations in the nearby town of Ya’bad.

In Nablus, confrontations broke out with Israeli forces in the city, as well as in Beit Furik, Beita, and al-Ain refugee camp.

Meanwhile, the town of al-Khader in Beit Lahm witnessed confrontations between youths and Israeli occupation forces that had earlier raided the city.