NABLUS, February 21, 2025 (WAFA) – A number of Palestinians Friday suffocated in an Israeli army raid in Qusra town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to an anti-colonial settlement activist.

Fuad Hasan said that Israeli occupation forces barged their way into the town and fired barrages of gunfire and tear gas bombs, causing a number of Palestinians to suffocate from excessive tear gas inhalation.

Meanwhile, several others suffocated due to tear gas fired by the occupying forces in the nearby town of Yatma.

Ahmad Snubar, head of Yatma Village Council, said that a convoy of army vehicles stormed the village, where soldiers fired barrages of live ammunition and tear gas bombs, causing several to suffocate.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

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