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RAMALLAH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A general strike took place on Sunday in the West Bank in condemnation of the killing of 14 Palestinians in three-day Israeli raids in the northern part of the territory.
The strike was held to condemn the Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm and its Nour Shams refugee camp, Issam Bakr, coordinator of the National and Islamic Forces in Ramallah, told Xinhua. Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed Saturday that at least 14 Palestinians were killed in the raids.
Shops, markets, schools, universities, banks, public transportation, and other private businesses are closed as part of the strike called by the Fatah movement, which also issued a statement calling on Palestinians across the West Bank to join in a march condemning the atrocity.
The streets in the villages, towns, and cities of the West Bank are almost empty of cars and passers-by after transportation lines stopped, while factories and laboratories closed their doors.
The General Union of Palestinian Teachers announced that members in schools, education directorates, and the education ministry in the West Bank are participating in the strike.
Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli forces demolished the refugee camp's main streets, infrastructure, residential homes and shops after encircling it with military bulldozers.
Israeli media reported that Muhammad Jaber, commander of a local wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Tulkarm, and some other Palestinian militants were killed in a coordinated raid by Israeli forces on Thursday night in the Nour Shams refugee camp.
The Hebrew Public Radio reported that clashes broke out with militants in the camp during the operation, injuring nine Israeli soldiers.
During the operation, Israeli forces arrested eight wanted persons, seized explosive devices and tunnels, and destroyed workshops for making explosive devices in the camp, the radio reported.
Israel has killed more than 483 Palestinians with airstrikes and gunfire in various parts of the West Bank and east of Jerusalem since Oct. 7, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Saturday. Enditem
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