IOF in the occupied West Bank near Nablus where three Palestinian Resistance fighters were killed (AFP)

The Lions' Den Resistance group (Areen Al-Ousoud) mourned three of its fighters who were killed in confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

"After extensive monitoring of a force from IOF's Golani Brigade deployed at a military post near Jit, west of Nablus, one of our fighting units moved to ambush the Israeli brigade and confront it," the group detailed in a statement.

The group explained that it became evident that the Israeli Brigade was itself trying to ambush the Resistance fighters, so "our fighters opted to infiltrate and lure the unit's soldiers into a larger ambush, which led to a one-on-one armed confrontation from point blank before our fighters deployed across the area," the statement added.

The group sent a clear warning to the Israeli occupation by stating that what the occupation deems an accomplishment (assassinating the three Resistance fighters) is actually nothing but a reminder that the IOF will be haunted everywhere and at all times.

With flowers and grief, Nablus mourns the three Palestinians who were murdered by the lsraeli occupation forces earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/asbt12edN4
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) March 12, 2023

This comes shortly after three Palestinian Resistance fighters were killed in confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. The men were later identified as Jihad Mohammed Al-Shami, 24, Uday Othman Al-Shami, 22, and Mohammed Raed Dabeek, 18.

Since the beginning of the year, the IOF conducted near-daily nightly raids in the occupied West Bank, which left at least 80 Palestinian martyrs, not to mention an uptick in settlers' violence.