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Israel strikes Gaza, as unrest grows in West Bank

A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank on Monday, hours after Israel carried out strikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire from the territory, its military said
A Palestinian clears debris at a petrol station following Israeli strikes in Gaza City, early on February 13, 2023. - Israel hit Gaza with air strikes in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave at the weekend, the army said, as unrest persisted in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

A Palestinian was killed in an Israeli raid in the West Bank on Monday. Israel also struck the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rocket fire from the territory. 

The Palestinian Authority reported that Ameer al-Bustami, 21, was killed and seven others were injured during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Nablus. The PA also said that 17 Palestinians were arrested in pre-dawn raids throughout the West Bank Monday, according to the PA’s official WAFA news agency. 

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