As Gaza war rages, Israeli forces kill 27 Palestinians in West Bank | Reuters
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On Wednesday, three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli security forces and masked Jewish settlers in Qusra village near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, after the Israeli army said it was supplying licensed citizens with thousands of firearms “to bolster defence systems” across the country.
The Israeli military has said it is prepared for an escalation in the West Bank and its forces have been on high alert, carrying out arrests and thwarting possible attacks.
“Anyone who challenges us in Judea and Samaria will be met with huge force,” military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said this week, using Jewish biblical names for the West Bank.