Two Palestinians killed in raid – in pictures


  • A Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer stands back as fire breaks out in clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer stands back as fire breaks out in clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Palestinian rescue teams rush to the scene of clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus. AFP
    Palestinian rescue teams rush to the scene of clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus. AFP
  • People gather at the scene where two Palestinian militants were killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus. Reuters
    People gather at the scene where two Palestinian militants were killed in clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus. Reuters
  • The house where the militants were hiding was hit by Israeli gunfire. AFP
    The house where the militants were hiding was hit by Israeli gunfire. AFP
  • A burnt-out car in Nablus. Reuters
    A burnt-out car in Nablus. Reuters
  • Palestinian Red Crescent rescuers rush to move the wounded to safety after the gun battle. AFP
    Palestinian Red Crescent rescuers rush to move the wounded to safety after the gun battle. AFP
  • A Palestinian boy inspects the damage to the gable end of a house after Palestinian gunmen were killed in the early morning Israeli military raid. AP
    A Palestinian boy inspects the damage to the gable end of a house after Palestinian gunmen were killed in the early morning Israeli military raid. AP
  • Smoke billows from a house during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus. AFP
    Smoke billows from a house during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen in the Old City of Nablus. AFP
  • The father of Abdul Rahman Sobh is surrounded by relatives and mourners outside a hospital in Nablus following the killing of the 28-year-old Palestinian in confrontations with Israeli troops in the old quarter of the city in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The father of Abdul Rahman Sobh is surrounded by relatives and mourners outside a hospital in Nablus following the killing of the 28-year-old Palestinian in confrontations with Israeli troops in the old quarter of the city in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A house ransacked by Israeli forces in the raid in Nablus. Reuters
    A house ransacked by Israeli forces in the raid in Nablus. Reuters
  • Palestinians survey the aftermath. Reuters
    Palestinians survey the aftermath. Reuters
  • Local residents and reporters gather round gunmen holed up in a house in the Old City, after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area. AFP
    Local residents and reporters gather round gunmen holed up in a house in the Old City, after the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the area. AFP