Israel army launches operation in West Bank’s Nablus

The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials said.

The Israeli military confirmed to AFP that it was conducting an operation, without specifying its purpose.

The raid began at around 3:00 am (2400 GMT), residents said, with soldiers storming several neighbourhoods of the old city, which has a population of around 30,000 people.

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