6 Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack in Tulkarem, northern West Bank

TULKAREM CITY, PALESTINE - DECEMBER 27, 2023 : Six Palestinians, including three teenagers, were killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike on Wednesday morning in the Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem city, in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that "Six (Palestinian) martyrs arrived in Thabet Thabet Government Hospital in Tulkarem city." The victims are identified as Ahmad Anwar Hamarsheh, 19, Ahmad Abdel-Rahman Issa, 19, Adham Mohammad Fahmawi, 23, Yazan Ahmed Fahmawi, 23, Fares Husam Fahmawi, 29, and Hamza Ahmad Fahmawi, 17, said the statement. The Israeli army raided the Nour Shams refugee camp early in the morning and deployed snipers on the roofs of the buildings, triggering clashes with of the camp residents, eyewitnesses told Anadolu. In the meantime, an Israeli drone fired a missile, which hit a location in the camp, the eyewitnesses added. (Footage by Hisham K. K. Abu Shaqra/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)