According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , 522 residents of Nablus and surrounding refugee camps , including civilians , were killed and 3,104 injured during IDF military operations from 2000 to 2005 . In April 2002 , following the Passover massacre — an attack by Palestinian militants that killed 30 Israeli civilians attending a seder dinner at the Park Hotel in Netanya — Israel launched Operation Defensive Shield , a major military operation targeting in particular Nablus and Jenin . At least 80 Palestinians were killed in Nablus during the operation and several houses were destroyed or severely damaged
Passover massacre
Passover massacre
Nablus