Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces surrounded the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority’s Preventive Security Service in Nablus early Tuesday morning.
A firefight broke out, reportedly injuring one Palestinian. The circumstances of the incident were still unclear, and the Israel Defense Forces didn’t immediately comment on it.
The governor of the West Bank city, Ibrahim Ramadan, said that Israeli forces opened fire on the building and injured a member of the PA’s security forces.
He said that fighting took place inside the headquarters, and that Israel had not notified the PA before entering the city, contrary to normal procedures, the Ynet news site reported.
The injured Palestinian was a member of the security forces, and had been lightly injured in the arm, reports said.
Israeli forces withdrew from the city and there were no reports of casualties among them.
Palestinian sources reported that IDF forces entered the building of the Palestinian Security headquarters in Nablus and exchanged fire with Palestinian elements inside the offices.
According to the report, Nablus Governor Ibrahim Ramadan said that "the army entered the building by surprise with no justification."
"We must not remain silent before such acts," he said. "Their goal was to kill. The bullets penetrated the office through the windows."
In some pictures distributed by Arab media, the signs of the shooting can be noticed in the windows and walls of the site. Reportedly, the person who was injured as a result of the gunfire was a Palestinian security official working there.
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