New Palestinian militia surfaces in northern West Bank
The new group, Battalion of Martyr Omar Abu Laila, is named after a terrorist who shot and stabbed a soldier and a civilian near Ariel, killing them.
Militants attend the funeral of Palestinian teen Hamzeh al-Ashqar, who was killed in clashes during an Israeli military raid, in Askar camp near Nablus, in the West Bank February 7, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/RANEEN SAWAFTA)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEHUpdated: