Ten Palestinians, including an elderly man have been killed during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.
More than 100 people were also injured by gunfire, according to the health officials. Seven of them are in a critical condition in local hospitals.
Explosions and gunfire sounded as troops raided the heart of Nablus, triggering armed clashes with gunmen. It is understood heavy Israeli fire was directed at a house, killing two senior Palestinian people inside, reports BBC.
The Israeli military earlier confirmed its troops were operating in Nablus.
Video footage showed a body in a street next to bags of bread, in what is usually a busy market area of the old city.
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he condemned the raid and held Israel's government responsible for "this dangerous escalation, which is pushing the region toward tension and an explosion".
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