Egypt condemns Israeli raid in Nablus which kills 11: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has denounced a raid by Israeli forces in the Palestinian city of Nablus that killed at least 11 Palestinians and wounded more than 100 others. The ministry expressed “deep concern about the ongoing and dangerous escalation” in the West Bank “which undermines efforts to achieve calm between the Palestinian and Israeli sides” in a statement. Palestinian sources said that two Islamic Jihad commanders died in the raid, during which Israeli forces also killed four civilians, according to Reuters.

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