Israel PM vows to act ‘with force’ after deadly violence in West Bank

NABLUS, Palestinian Territories – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on July 24 to respond firmly after an Israeli was killed in violence in the occupied West Bank that also killed four Palestinians.The incident occurred near the settlement of Havat Gilad and the neighbouring Palestinian village of Tel, in the territory occupied by Israel since 1967 where violence has surged since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023.“Four people were killed and four others were wounded, including three in critical condition, in Tel,” the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said.Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency services reported that a man in his thirties was pronounced dead near the settlement of Havat Gilad.Two other people, in their twenties, were evacuated by helicopter with