A Palestinian man was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces this dawn in Qalandia camp, raising to three the number of Palestinian martyrs by Israeli fire in the last 24 hours.
Samir Aslan, 41, is a father to eight children, and he was executed while defending his son against the Israeli occupation soldiers who came to detain him.
Palestinian media reported, meanwhile, that violent clashes erupted between the occupation forces and Palestinian youths who threw stones at the occupation soldiers.
The incident came a day after Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinian youths across the occupied West Bank.
During a Wednesday morning raid by the Israeli occupation forces on Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, Ahmad Abu Junaid, 21, was shot in the head and critically wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
BREAKING: Palestinian youth Ahmed Junaidi has succumbed to critical injuries that he sustained by Israeli gunfire during a military raid into the Balata camp in Nablus at dawn today. pic.twitter.com/HTb3wSqNSe
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Junaid was taken to Rafidia hospital for treatment but succumbed to his head wound in the afternoon.
A Palestinian father cries over his 21-year-old son, Ahmad Abu Junaid, who was murdered by Israeli occupation forces’ live bullets during a military raid into Balata camp, at dawn today. pic.twitter.com/m3SDNxo4xQ
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Elsewhere in the West Bank, an Israeli settler fatally shot a 19-year-old Palestinian man near the city of al-Khalil, also known as Hebron. Sanad Mohammad Samasra was killed in an alleged stabbing attack.
BREAKING: Palestinian youth Ahmed Junaidi has succumbed to critical injuries that he sustained by Israeli gunfire during a military raid into the Balata camp in Nablus at dawn today. pic.twitter.com/HTb3wSqNSe
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) January 11, 2023
Israeli occupation forces launch raids on various cities of the occupied West Bank almost on a daily basis under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to violent confrontations with residents.
Source: Palestinian Agencies
