The Fatah movement, among other groups, had also called for the strike.
According to witnesses, there was very little traffic on the streets of Ramallah on Sunday morning and shops were closed.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday morning.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said it had been informed of the deaths by Israeli authorities.
According to the army, they had earlier attacked Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint.
The situation in the West Bank has worsened since the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian organization Hamas in Gaza Strip Bega on October 7.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank alone since then, according to the Health Ministry, most of them in Israeli attacks.
More than 33,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured in Gaza over the past six months.
The Israeli Army conducted a major operation in the West Bank till Saturday evening. According to the army, they killed at least 10 gunmen. Nine Israeli security forces were also injured in fighting in the Nur Shams refugee camp Tulkarm.
The Health Ministry in the West Bank reported 14 deaths and several injuries in the operation, including a 16-year-old child.
Israel took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. The Palestinians claim these areas for their own state, with East Jerusalem as their capital.
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According to witnesses, there was very little traffic on the streets of Ramallah on Sunday morning and shops were closed.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday morning.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said it had been informed of the deaths by Israeli authorities.
According to the army, they had earlier attacked Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint.
The situation in the West Bank has worsened since the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian organization Hamas in Gaza Strip Bega on October 7.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank alone since then, according to the Health Ministry, most of them in Israeli attacks.
More than 33,000 people have been killed and thousands more injured in Gaza over the past six months.
The Israeli Army conducted a major operation in the West Bank till Saturday evening. According to the army, they killed at least 10 gunmen. Nine Israeli security forces were also injured in fighting in the Nur Shams refugee camp Tulkarm.
The Health Ministry in the West Bank reported 14 deaths and several injuries in the operation, including a 16-year-old child.
Israel took control of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. The Palestinians claim these areas for their own state, with East Jerusalem as their capital.
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