Woman killed during clashes between Palestinian forces, gunmen in Nablus
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NABLUS (Ma’an) — A Palestinian woman was killed and three Palestinian security officers were injured during armed clashes with suspected Palestinian gunmen in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus early Wednesday.
Nablus district Governor Akram al-Rujoub told Ma’an that armed men attacked members of Palestinian security forces in the Old City of Nablus during an Israeli army raid in the city.
Al-Rujoub added that armed men also opened fire at the headquarters of the Nablus governorate.
The governor said that a woman, identified as 39-year-old Hilda Bassam al-Asta , was struck by a bullet to the chest and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Rafidiya governmental hospital.
Meanwhile, three Palestinian officers were injured in the gunfight.
Al-Rujoub said that the armed men had been identified by security forces, which were searching the area to apprehend them.
The Nablus district has been the site of violent clashes involving Palestinian security forces since a massive security crackdown was launched across the West Bank, which turned deadly in August when two policemen were killed during a raid in the Old City of Nablus to uncover weapons and make arrests.