to attack sites it said were linked to hamas in gaza. we re not getting any reports of injuries there. now let s return to what happened in nablus on wednesday. israeli troops killed at least 11 palestinians during a raid there. it s the worst such violence in the west bank in about 20 years. it started with israeli undercover forces entering nablus in disguise. then more troops stormed streets packed with people. that led to a gunfight with palestinian militants. israeli troops opened fire and blew up a building. the israeli army says it killed three militants holed up in a house, who refused to surrender. but a number of civilians were killed and dozens more injured. tom bateman sent this update from a hospital in nablus. in the hospitals, the wounded and their relatives pour in. 15 year old islam says he threw stones towards the soldiers. he got a bullet in the leg.
israeli occupation that shows no signs of ending. number two, you ve got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you ve got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, lion s den and al aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right wing, fundamentalist - and extreme government in the history of- the state of israel. we can speak tojoel greenberg of bbc monitoring, who s injersualem. i m pretty confident and tentative outline there of what has happened so far but looking to the future, what happens next? what attempts are being made now for this diffusion of the situation and where are those coming from? i the situation and where are those coming from? coming from? i think first of all the americans coming from? i think first of all the americans have
than 60 palestinians including militants and civilians have been killed. and tensions are high because of political change in israel, too. it has a new far right government with the return of prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has signalled even tougher actions against palestinians. so there are a lot of contributing factors. this former us state department official sums it up. i think you ve got a perfect storm brewing, and it s been brewing for several years. number one, you have a 56 year old israeli occupation that shows no signs of ending. number two, you ve got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you ve got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, lion s den and al aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right wing, fundamentalist
on wednesday there was deadly violence in the city of nablus in the occupied west bank after israeli raids there. a general strike has now been called across the palestinian territories. we ll go into what happened in nablus in a moment. but first, let me take you to gaza where the united nations middle east envoy tor wennesland has arrived. he s meeting leaders from the hamas militant group who control gaza. earlier, rockets were fired into israel by militants in gaza in retaliation for israeli raids. israel returned fire this was gaza at dawn you can see an israeli air strike hitting a building. the bbc s yolande knell has more. we saw this exchange of fire around dawn this morning. six rockets fired by palestinian militant groups in gaza who had threatened a retaliation after what happened in nablus, and then five of those intercepted by israel s iron dome missile defence system. one of them came down in an open area, and very quickly afterwards, the israeli military