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Decapitated body of Palestinian found after Israeli shelling of West Bank home

4 May 2024 13:14 BST

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians during a raid on an occupied West Bank village on Saturday which lasted for 15 hours, according to Israeli media. 

Al Jazeera said the decapitated body of one Palestinian was found under the rubble of a house shelled by Israeli forces during the raid in the town of Dayr al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarm. 

The Palestinian health ministry did not immediately confirm the reports.  

According to Palestinian media, Israeli troops besieged a house and bombed it several times with shoulder-fired missiles during the raid, amid clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. The house was later demolished by an Israeli military bulldozer.

Israeli newspaper Haaretz said Israeli forces destroyed the house and killed five Palestinians. One person was reportedly detained.