Israeli West Bank raids leave Palestinian boy and grandmother dead

Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank resulted in the deaths of a Palestinian boy and an elderly woman in two separate assaults on Thursday.

Troops stormed a house in al-Mazraa al-Gharbiya, northwest of Ramallah, assaulting a family.

During the raid, Haniyeh Hanoun, 80, died from shock, according to Al-Araby TV. Her grandson was arrested in the same operation.

Local media reported that Hanoun had been suffering from chronic health conditions prior to the raid.

Images circulating from the scene show furniture overturned, with clothes and other belongings scattered across the floor. Another video clip shows an ambulance rushing towards the house.

According to local reports, Israeli raid-and-arrests assaults were reported across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, particularly in Ramallah, Jenin and Tulkarm.

In a separate incident, during a raid in the town of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, Israeli soldiers shot dead a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, Murad Fawzi Abu Seifen.

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