Israel launches large-scale Nablus raid with fears of prolonged assault
An Israeli soldier takes aim as he fires tear gas at Palestinians during a raid in the Old City of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on 10 June 2025
Fayha Shalash reports in Middle East Eye on 10 June 2025:
Israeli forces launched a wide-scale military raid in the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, in what local sources describe as the largest such incursion in more than two years.
Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinians, including a paramedic, deployed tear gas, arrested several individuals, and violently raided homes during the ongoing incursion.
Footage shared by local media showed a Palestinian man with his hands raised approaching Israeli soldiers before a scuffle ensued and gunshots were heard in the background.
Israeli media reported that two Palestinians were killed after allegedly attempting to seize a soldier’s weapon. Palestinian authorities have yet to confirm the deaths. Mujahed Tabanja, a journalist at the scene, told Middle East Eye the two men were shot while trying to return to their homes in the Old City. Ambulances were blocked from reaching them.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus reported at least 65 Palestinians were wounded. Fawaz al-Bitar, a PRCS operations officer, told MEE some of the injured suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh and some were the result of physical assault by soldiers.
There were also cases of tear gas inhalation as Israeli forces fired tear gas bombs at homes in the alleys of the Old City, a densely populated area.
“Our work was obstructed several times, and we were prevented from reaching the two injured young men,” Bitar told MEE. “An ambulance was also fired upon while in the city centre, and one paramedic was shot,” he added.
The raid began shortly after midnight local time when a large number of military vehicles entered the city from multiple directions. According to the Israeli army, the military operation will last 24 hours and will be concentrated in the Old City.