Mohammad Raei News Today

Mohammad Hallaq was the fifth of six siblings in a refugee family. He lost his left eye to an Israeli bullet during an Israeli raid on the city three years ago and was later arrested for ten months in Israeli jails.

Hamza Ashqar was killed with a live bullet in the early hours of Tuesday, making his death the second Palestinian from Nablus killed by Israel since the beginning of the year, and the 42nd in the occupied West Bank, including nine children.

Several cities in the occupied West Bank observed a general strike called by Palestinian factions as thousands mourned five Palestinians killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus and a teenager killed near Ramallah.

Analysis: Israel has reportedly approved the use of armed drones in targeted assassinations in the occupied West Bank. For Palestinians, this raises urgent humanitarian and legal concerns, especially amid an escalation in Israeli raids.