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Israeli army reinvaded the West city of Nablus and its nearby refugee camp

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Lede: Israeli army reinvaded the West city of Nablus and its nearby refugee camp

On Thursday, Israeli forces have killed 5 people in the fifth straight day of invasions of the Balata refugee Camp, located in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank. Three resistance fighters were killed after Israeli apache gun ship fired its heavy machine guns at them in the evening. The other two causalities were civilians who were shot dead this morning.

Clair, an International volunteer described what happened in the camp

Israeli forces backed by bulldozers, military jeeps and armored personal carriers invaded the city of Nablus and Balata refugee camp in the early morning hours, while Apache helicopters continue to circle overhead.

After a four day invasion which killed five Palestinians and injured dozens, Israeli forces withdrew for part of Wednesday.

At least 50 Israeli military vehicles backed by bulldozers reinvaded Nablus just after midnight, and closed the main streets of the city with roadblocks.

For FSRN from IMEMC.Org in Palestine this is Manar Jibrin