The Jerusalem Post reports: “Hamas’s military spokesman, Abu Obeida, warned that the factions in the Gaza Strip are ‘losing patience’ after nine Palestinians were killed and close to 100 others were injured in armed clashes between Palestinians and IDF soldiers in Nablus on Wednesday.

Leaders in the local branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and other local terrorist groups were among those killed.

According to Palestinian reports, Israeli forces surrounded a house in the city to arrest suspects hiding in the building. The suspects are reportedly members of the terrorist cell that killed IDF St.-Sgt. Ido Baruch in October and conducted other terrorist operations. Two other members of the cell were arrested by the IDF last week…”