
The West Bank could turn into another front in Israel’s war as a rise in violent clashes since the attacks by Hamas leaves an ever-increasing Palestinian death toll, officials on both sides of the divide have warned.
Thirteen Palestinians, including five children, were killed when a raid by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem on Thursday turned into a prolonged firefight, with an Apache helicopter-gunship being called in to fire missiles.