Zionists loot gold and foreign exchange shops in West Bank
NABLUS: Mourners carry the body of 32-year-old Palestinian Mahmoud Al-Kharraz, who was killed in a Zionist army raid, during his funeral in the occupied West Bank on May 27, 2025. - AFP
RAMALLAH: Zionist forces raided foreign exchange stores in several West Bank cities including Ramallah and Nablus on Tuesday, accusing their parent company of 'connections with terrorist organizations', according to an army closure notice. '(Zionist) forces are taking action against Al-Khaleej Exchange Company due to its connections with terrorist organizations', a leaflet left at the company's Ramallah location read.
An AFP journalist present at the scene reported several army vehicles at the store's entrance while soldiers came out carrying items covered by a cloth. Two army vehicles escorted one of the store's employees away from the premises. In the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Zionist forces raided a second foreign exchange store belonging to the Al-Khaleej company, as well as a gold store, according to another AFP journalist.
Some Palestinian residents of Nablus were seen clashing with the army during the raid, throwing objects at troops. The Ramallah-based ministry of health said one man was killed and eight other people were injured by Zionist forces' live ammunition during a raid in Nablus on Tuesday. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it treated 20 people for tear gas inhalation and three others who were injured by rubber bullets.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas condemned the raids on foreign exchange shops. 'These assaults on economic institutions, accompanied by the looting of large sums of money and the confiscation of property, are an extension of the piracy policies adopted by the (Zionist) government', the group said in a statement, adding that the targeted companies were 'operating within the law'. — AFP
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