Obits from Palestine

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Relatives of Palestinian Saddam Bani Odeh, who was killed earlier by Israeli troops, react during his funeral in the village of Tammun near Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Nov. 16.


The grieving father of Saddam Odeh.

Israeli soldiers kill 26-year-old Palestinian man
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-soldiers-kill-palestinian-man-saddam-odeh/

During a military raid of the town of Tubas, Israeli soldiers shot and killed Palestinian Saddam Hussein Bani Odeh, alleging he had been among a group resisting the invasion.

reposted from International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), November 16, 2021  https://imemc.org/article/ministry-of-health-army-kills-palestinian-in-tubas/

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has reported, on Tuesday morning, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a young Palestinian man during protests that took place after the army invaded Tubas city, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

The Ministry verified that an Israeli soldier shot Saddam Hussein Bani Odeh, 26, from Tammoun town, south of Tubas, with a live round that went through his left shoulder, then his heart and lung.

The Palestinian was killed during protests that took place at the main entrance of Tubas and surrounding areas, when several army jeeps invaded the city, before the soldiers fired live rounds, tear gas bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.

The Israeli army claimed that armed resistance fighters exchanged fire with the soldiers during the invasion and added that the slain Palestinian was one of the fighters.

Eyewitnesses said Palestinian medics rushed Saddam Odeh, who is also a former political prisoner, to Tubas governmental hospital, where he was soon officially pronounced dead.

In addition, the soldiers stormed the home of a former prisoner, identified as Ayser Maslamani, and ransacked the property before abducting him.

The soldiers also invaded and searched the home of Hamza Daraghma, before abducting him.

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Palestinian youth martyred in Nablus
During an incursion into Nablus, the Israeli occupation forces cold-bloodedly shoot dead 31-year-old Jameel Kayyal, as armed confrontations between resistance fighters and Israeli forces broke out.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/palestinian-youth-martyred-in-nablus



The Israeli occupation forces martyred Monday at dawn a young Palestinian man and wounded five others during an incursion into Nablus in the northern West Bank.

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1470165890046038026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1470165890046038026%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.almayadeen.net%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fpalestinian-youth-martyred-in-nablus

According to local sources, the martyr was identified as Jameel Kayyal, 31, who was shot by the occupation forces directly in the chest during the incursion into the Ras Al-Ain area near the old city of Nablus.

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1470166660782997510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1470166660782997510%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.almayadeen.net%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fpalestinian-youth-martyred-in-nablus

The sources indicated that two of the wounded Palestinians were run over by an IOF military vehicle.

During the incursion, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from the area and confronted a group of resistance fighters who threw explosive bombs, trying to repel the attack.

On Sunday, a Palestinian youth was wounded following confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces near the entrance of the town of Beita, south of Nablus, during "night confusion" activities.

According to Palestinian news agencies, members of the resistance opened fire Saturday on the illegal "Evyatar" settlement outpost built on the top of Mount Sbeih in Beita, in the northern occupied West Bank.

Daily confrontations are ongoing in the town of Beita since last June, in protest of the establishment of the new "Evyatar" settlement.

It is worth noting that in addition to the "night confusion" activities, the Palestinian youths have been developing new forms of resistance held on a weekly basis.

[yankeedoodle]

Palestinian woman killed as settlers continue attacks in West Bank
A Palestinian woman was killed on Friday after an Israeli settler rammed his car into her and fled the scene. After questioning, the settler was released by Israeli police.
https://mondoweiss.net/2021/12/palestinian-woman-killed-as-settlers-continue-attacks-in-west-bank/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-email-mailpoet

Several Palestinians were injured and one woman was killed on Friday, as a wave of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their homes has swept across the occupied West Bank.

On Friday afternoon Palestinian media outlets reported that a Palestinian woman was killed after an Israeli settler allegedly rammed their car into her on a main highway outside the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

Wafa News identified the woman as 63-year-old Ghadeer Fuqaha Masalmeh from Sinjil. https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/127349

Sinjil's mayor reportedly wrote on Facebook that Masalmeh and her husband were standing by the entrance of the town, which is located near a major throughway connecting Ramallah and Nablus, waiting for a taxi when an Israeli license-plate car rammed into her "before speeding away in a deliberate hit and run attack."

According to the Times of Israel, the Israeli driver who hit Masalmeh fled to the nearby Shiloh settlement, where he allegedly reported the incident to Israeli police. Quoting police, the Times of Israel said the settler, "was briefly questioned by officers, and his vehicle was impounded pending further investigation."

The settler was reportedly released, but was summoned for "further investigation."

As for the reason he fled the scene, "the man told officers he feared to stop near the West Bank town following the incident," the Times of Israel wrote.

Masalmeh is the third Palestinian to be killed in the West Bank over the past week. Earlier this week, 22-year-old Hikmat Abdul Aziz Mousa was killed after Israeli forces shot at his vehicle, allegedly causing it to crash and catch on fire, killing Mousa.

Hours later, Israeli forces shot and killed 26-year-old Mohammed Abbas as he was driving in the al-Amari refugee camp in Ramallah.

Settler attacks continue unabated
Masalmeh is the latest victim of a wave of settler violence that has swept across the West Bank, following the killing of an Israeli settler last week outside the illegal Homesh outpost.

Following the shooting of the settler, Israeli forces embarked on a widespread manhunt for the alleged perpetrators, eventually arresting at least three Palestinians from the town of Burqa, which is located near Homesh.

Since then, Israeli settlers have perpetrated a series of revenge attacks on Burqa and the surrounding villages that have injured several Palestinians and caused damage to their property.

Such attacks have continued across the West Bank over the course of the past week, and escalated on Thursday after thousands of settlers and right-wing leaders marched past Burqa and the surrounding towns on their way to Homesh, where the settlers called for revenge on Palestinians and the official reestablishment of the outpost, which was evacuated in 2005.

https://twitter.com/YehudaShaul/status/1474308399252881419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1474308399252881419%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmondoweiss.net%2F2021%2F12%2Fpalestinian-woman-killed-as-settlers-continue-attacks-in-west-bank%2F

The march led to confrontations between Palestinians from Burqa and armed Israeli soldiers who escorted the settlers on their march. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that 42 Palestinians, including one journalist, were wounded after being hit with rubber-coated steel bullets, while another 83 suffered from suffocation after inhaling tear gas fired by the army.

Hours later, in the middle of the night, Israeli settlers reportedly descended on Burqa, attacking several homes with rocks and attempting to break into homes on the outskirts of the village.

https://twitter.com/RZabaneh/status/1474094245741047810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1474094245741047810%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmondoweiss.net%2F2021%2F12%2Fpalestinian-woman-killed-as-settlers-continue-attacks-in-west-bank%2F

"The escalation of settler terror against our people in the West Bank will be confronted with the escalation of acts of resistance, and the occupation army and its settlers will pay the price for these crimes," Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement.

"The continuation of comprehensive resistance in all its forms, especially armed ones, is the practical and real response to the crimes of the occupation and settlers," the Hamas movement said in a separate statement.

2021 has seen a staggering rise in settler violence, with UN OCHA reporting at least 450 settler attacks against Palestinians and their property as of December 6th. According to OCHA documentation, of those attacks, 118 of those incidents resulted in the death or injury of Palestinians.

According to B'Tselem, 2021 saw a rise in settler violence of 28.6 percent compared to last year.

Despite a clear rise in settler attacks on Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett recently said otherwise, calling settler violence a "marginal" issue.

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https://twittervideodownloader.com/download

To download Twitter videos ... maybe ?

first download didn't work.

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https://twittervideodownloader.com/download

To download Twitter videos ... maybe ?

first download didn't work.

I use ubuntu 20.04 and youtube-dl  :

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ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cd /mnt/Downloads/ubu2004/axel/
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/ubu2004/axel$ sh install.sh
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# youtube-dl --external-downloader axel -f 22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuzMnC_E4Rw
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/ubu2004/axel$ cd ..
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/ubu2004$ cd ..
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads$ cd temp/
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$ youtube-dl -F https://twitter.com/YehudaShaul/status/1474308399252881419
[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading guest token
[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading JSON metadata
[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading m3u8 information
[info] Available formats for 1474308399252881419:
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hls-256      mp4        476x270     256k , avc1.4d001e, mp4a.40.2
http-256     mp4        476x270     256k
hls-832      mp4        636x360     832k , avc1.4d001f, mp4a.40.2
http-832     mp4        636x360     832k
hls-2176     mp4        848x480    2176k , avc1.64001f, mp4a.40.2
http-2176    mp4        848x480    2176k  (best)
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$ youtube-dl -f http-2176 https://twitter.com/YehudaShaul/status/1474308399252881419
[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading guest token
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[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading m3u8 information
ERROR: unable to open for writing: [Errno 36] File name too long: 'Yehuda Shaul - Hundreds of Israeli teenagers gathered in an illegal outpost yesterday, singing \xe2\x80\x9cavenge but one of my two eyes of Palestine.\xe2\x80\x9d And yet, the world is obsessed only with alleged incitement in Palestinian textbooks.-1474308399252881419.mp4.part'

ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$ youtube-dl -O Yehuda.Shaul.mp4 -f http-2176 https://twitter.com/YehudaShaul/status/1474308399252881419
Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

youtube-dl: error: no such option: -O
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$ youtube-dl -o Yehuda.Shaul.mp4 -f http-2176 https://twitter.com/YehudaShaul/status/1474308399252881419
[twitter] 1474308399252881419: Downloading guest token
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ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$ ll Yehuda.Shaul.mp4
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 3930224 Dec 24 10:15 Yehuda.Shaul.mp4
ubuntu@ubuntu:/mnt/Downloads/temp$


youtube-dl can be downloaded here :  https://crashrecovery.org/youtube-dl/DEB/ubuntu2004/
For the rest i always carry a bootable usb stick with Ubuntu 20.04
which works on any laptop. When the live install is booted, i don't install
of course but download this : https://crashrecovery.org/2004.zip :
unzip it and run : ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sh fresh-install-ubu2004-live.sh

[yankeedoodle]

ABDUL-AZIZ HIKMAT MOUSA
December 21, 2021
https://israelpalestinenews.org/three-more-palestinians-killed-during-last-days-of-2021/

Abdul-Aziz Hikmat Mousa, 22, was killed by Israeli soldiers at Dothan military roadblock, near Ya'bad town, southwest of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli sources claimed the Palestinian fired shots from his car at a military vehicle at the roadblock causing it to catch on fire. No injuries were reported among the soldiers.

It alleged that, as he approached the roadblock, he rammed his car into the burning military vehicle before the soldiers opened fire on him causing his car to ignite as well.

The Israeli army also prevented Palestinian ambulances from reaching the area, and installed many roadblocks around it, in addition to many villages and towns, south of Jenin.

Firefighters arrived to put out the conflagration and found Mousa had passed away in his car and his corpse was burnt inside his car.

Military roadblocks are historically extremely dangerous for Palestinians and are often the stage for extrajudicial killings under various allegations.

"Even in the worst-case scenario of an intentional car-ramming, the Israeli officers who shot this unarmed civilian while he was trying to run in the opposite direction violated Israel's own rules of engagement that stipulate using lethal force only and strictly when necessary to repel a direct threat to life," reports Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor.

After the soldiers killed Abdul-Aziz, hundreds of Palestinians marched towards his family's home while chanting against the illegal Israeli occupation and calling on the International Community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes.

On June 23, 2020, the soldiers killed Ahmad Mustafa Erekat, 26, at the "Container" military roadblock, northeast of Bethlehem, while he was preparing for his sister's wedding that was scheduled to take place later that day.

The soldiers claimed that Ahmad 'tried to ram them with his car' – a claim that his family says is beyond ridiculous.

The head of Abu Dis Town Council, Ahmad Abu Hilal, said the soldiers shot Ahmad with multiple rounds and left him to bleed to death, before taking his corpse away.

Abu Hilal added that Ahmad was driving to Bethlehem city to fetch his sisters and his mother from a hairdressing shop in Bethlehem, as the family was preparing for the wedding of one of his sisters, which was supposed to take place on the same day.

Abdul-Aziz was from Marka village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

The head of Abu Dis Town Council, Ahmad Abu Hilal, said the soldiers shot Ahmad with multiple rounds and left him to bleed to death, before taking his corpse away.

Abu Hilal added that Ahmad was driving to Bethlehem city to fetch his sisters and his mother from a hairdressing shop in Bethlehem, as the family was preparing for the wedding of one of his sisters, which was supposed to take place on the same day.

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MOHAMMAD ISSA ABBAS
December 22, 2021
https://israelpalestinenews.org/three-more-palestinians-killed-during-last-days-of-2021/

Mohammad Issa Abbas, 26, was killed by Israeli soldiers in the al-Biereh city, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

In a statement, the Israeli army claimed that its soldiers were looking for Palestinians who were spotted approaching the Psagot colony and fired a few live rounds.

It added that its soldiers then invaded the outskirts of al-Biereh city looking for Palestinians, before they came under fire from a passing vehicle, and fired at the car, wounding a young man.

The slain Palestinian was not the driver but was apparently on the passenger side of the vehicle; no soldiers were injured in the incident.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Mohammad was shot in the back before he was rushed to Palestine Medical Complex where he succumbed to his serious wounds.

Israeli sources said "it is believed" that the slain Palestinian was the one who fired the shots at Psagot. However, the allegation cannot be verified and remains speculation on the part of the Israeli military.

The invasion into al-Biereh led to protests before the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and concussion grenades.

After Mohammad's death, dozens of Palestinians marched to Palestine Medical Complex while chanting against the illegal Israeli occupation and its constant violations.

On Wednesday night, dozens of soldiers invaded the Sateh Marhaba area in al-Biereh city and initiated a comprehensive search campaign.

The young man is the sixth Palestinian to be killed by Israeli soldiers this month alone.

On December 21, the soldiers killed Abdul-Aziz Hikmat Mousa, 22, at Dothan military roadblock, near Ya'bad town, southwest of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On December 12, 2021, the soldiers killed Jamil Mohammad al-Kayyal, 31, in Nablus city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

On December 10, 2021, the soldiers killed Jamil Abu Ayyash, 31, during the weekly protest against the illegal Israeli colonies in Beita town, southeast of Nablus.

On December 6, 2021, the soldiers killed Mohammad Nidal Younis, 15, at a military roadblock near Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, after the army claimed he intentionally rammed his car into the roadblock.

On December 04, 2021, the army killed Mohammad Shawkat Salima, 25, after he stabbed an Israeli settler in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. He was first shot and injured and was lying on the ground before the soldiers fired a second live round that killed him.

In addition, one Israeli was, identified as Yehuda Dimantman, 20, was killed on December 16, 2021, by Palestinians who opened fire at his car, near the evacuated Homesh colonialist outpost, which was built on Palestinian lands north of Nablus.

Mohammad was from the al-Am'ari refugee camp, south of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

[abduLMaria]

The Conscience-Less-Ness of the Israeli's is beyond the comprehension of most humans.

But then, they have 2000+, or 5781, years of practice, depending on how you count.

[yankeedoodle]

BAKEER HASHASH, 21 (LEFT), AND MUSTAFA FALANEH, 25 (RIGHT) WERE KILLED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS ON JANUARY 6TH, 2022.

Israeli soldiers, settlers kill two Palestinians, injure two others
Thursday morning, Israelis forces killed a young Palestinian man in a predawn raid on the Balata refugee camp. Hours later an Israeli settler committed a car-ramming attack against a Palestinian man near Ramallah, killing him.
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/01/israeli-soldiers-settlers-kill-two-palestinians-injure-two-others/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-email-mailpoet

Two Palestinians were killed on Thursday morning in the occupied West Bank, while two others were seriously injured in four separate incidents when they were run over by Israeli vehicles.

Israelis forces shot and killed a young Palestinian man in the predawn hours of Thursday morning, during a raid on the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

The young man was identified as 21-year-old Bakeer Hashash, a resident of the camp. Hasash is the first Palestinian to be killed by Israel in the occupied territory in 2022.

Israeli forces were conducting an arrest raid on the camp, reportedly sparking armed confrontations with locals. The Israeli army claimed that they "fired back" at gunmen, killing one person.

Just hours later, an Israeli settler committed a car-ramming attack against a Palestinian man near a checkpoint west of Ramallah in the central West Bank, killing him.

The man was identified as 25-year-old Mustafa Falaneh, a resident of the Ramallah-area village of Safa and father of an 18-month old girl, Wafa news agency reported.

Falaneh was reported to be on his way to work inside Israel, and was crossing the street near the Beit Sira checkpoint when an Israeli settler ran into him, killing him. The Times of Israel reported that Israeli police were "investigating the incident."

Hours after Falaneh was killed, Wafa reported another car-ramming attack, in which an Israeli settler ran over a woman in the Nablus area. She was identified as 48-year-old Shafiqa Bisharat.

Wafa quoted eyewitnesses as saying that prior to ramming into Bisharat, the settler had "attempted to run over sheep" and was harassing Palestinians in the area.

The killing of Hashash and Falaneh come less than 24 hours after a harrowing incident that left an elderly Palestinian activist seriously injured and fighting for his life.

On Wednesday afternoon, an Israeli truck driver ran over 75-year-old Suleiman al-Hathalin, referred to by locals as Hajj Suleiman, in the village of Umm al-Kheir in the South Hebron Hills, during an Israeli police raid on the village.

Locals told Palestinian media outlets that Israeli police raided the town alongside a flatbed tow truck in order to seize unlicensed vehicles from the area. As the truck was leaving the village, it rammed straight into al-Hathalin, crushing him.

The truck reportedly belonged to a private company contracted by the Israeli police, and was allegedly being driven by an Israeli settler. After hitting al-Hathalin, the truck fled the scene. The incident took place in full view of Israeli police, who locals said did nothing to stop the truck or assist al-Hathalin.

Al-Hathalin was evacuated to a Hebron hospital, where he was reported to be in critical condition. Activists from Masafer Yatta said that al-Hathalin was suffering from a fractured skull, and several serious injuries to his spine, ribs, and hip.

'Premeditated attacks'
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday expressing concerns over the recent car-ramming attacks on Palestinians, saying it has reason to believe the attacks were "premeditated."

"We consider the incidents of running over Palestinians, which have become a phenomenon.... crimes, whether intentional and deliberate or by negligence," the statement said.

In December, 63-year-old Ghadeer Masalmeh  https://mondoweiss.net/2021/12/palestinian-woman-killed-as-settlers-continue-attacks-in-west-bank/ was killed when an Israeli settler ran her over on a main road outside the village of Sinjil, north of Ramallah. The settler fled the scene, and according to Israeli reports, was released after being questioned by Israeli police.

The ministry lamented the lack of action on part of Israeli police to investigate the attacks on Palestinians, saying that if the situation was reversed, and it was a Palestinian who hit an Israeli with their car, Israeli authorities "would have assumed that the incident was intentional and would have opened fire at the car involved before even checking the facts."

"This situation confirms not only the racism of the occupying state in dealing with the Palestinians but also the absolute disregard for their lives as if they have no value," the ministry statement said.

The office of President Mahmoud Abbas echoed similar sentiments, and called on the U.S. government and other international bodies to hold Israel accountable and pressure the state to "stop its ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people."

According to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, 2021 was the deadliest year for Palestinians since 2014, with Israeli forces and settlers killing 319 Palestinians in the occupied territory.

2021 also saw a staggering rise in settler violence, with B'Tselem reporting a 28.6 percent rise in settler violence compared to the previous year.

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Israeli soldiers assault, kill 80-yr-old Palestinian man
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-soldiers-assault-kill-80-yr-old-palestinian-man/

Israeli soldiers invade Palestinian village at midnight; cuff, blindfold, assault 80 year old Omar Abdul-Majid As'ad; then leave his dead body on the ground and leave...

Reposted from IMEMC  https://imemc.org/article/elderly-palestinian-man-killed-after-israeli-soldiers-assaulted-him-near-ramallah/

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed, on Wednesday at dawn, that an elderly man was killed after Israeli soldiers detained and repeatedly assaulted him near Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

The sources said the man has been identified as Omar Abdul-Majid As'ad, 80, from Jaljulia village, north of Ramallah. [His name is also written as Omar Abdalmajeed Asaad and Omar Abdulmajeed Asad.]



The Mayor of Jaljulia, Fuad Motea', said the soldiers invaded the village and abducted Omar, before constantly assaulting him in an under-construction home, before leaving him on the ground.

Motea' also added that the elderly man was detained by the soldiers in the al-Ein area in Jaljulia before he was cuffed, blindfolded, and assaulted by the soldiers.

He stated that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but were unable to resuscitate the man, before moving his corpse to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah.

His nephew, Mohammad, told Palestine TV that several army vehicles invaded the village after midnight, before forcing him out of a car, cuffed and blindfolded him, and started to drag him on the ground before taking him to the under-construction building.



He added that after the soldiers repeatedly struck his uncle in the under-construction home, and after realizing that he was dead they just left him on the ground and left the area.

"He was an old man with respiratory issues; the soldiers had no reason to abduct him, let alone to cuff and blindfold him, and to take him to an under-construction home, where they constantly assaulted him, and then just left him there!" Mohammad said.

The Palestinians found his corpse approximately at 4 at dawn in the under-construction building, after the soldiers withdrew from the village.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers detained several Palestinians during the invasion, and the slain elderly man was the only one who was taken to the building.

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SULEIMAN AL-HATHALIN CONFRONTS ISRAELI SOLDIERS DURING THE DEMOLITION OF HIS HOUSE UNDER THE PRETEXT OF BUILDING WITHOUT A PERMIT IN YATTA SOUTH OF HEBRON IN THE WEST BANK, ON DECEMBER 6, 2021. (PHOTO: APA IMAGES/MAMOUN WAZWAZ)

Iconic Palestinian activist succumbs to wounds sustained after he was run over by Israeli police truck
Hajj Suleiman was a pillar of the community in the Masafer Yatta area of the South Hebron Hills, and an icon of anti-occupation resistance.
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/01/iconic-palestinian-activist-succumbs-to-wounds-sustained-after-he-was-run-over-by-israeli-police-truck/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-email-mailpoet

A 75-year-old Palestinian man from the village of Umm al-Khair in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank died on Monday, after succumbing to wounds he sustained when he was run over during an Israeli police raid last week.

Suleiman al-Hathalin, or 'Hajj Suleiman' as he is known by locals, passed away on Monday morning in a hospital in Hebron, where he was in critical condition since he was run over earlier this month. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed his death in a statement.

Hajj Suleiman was a pillar of the community in the Masafer Yatta area of the South Hebron Hills, and an icon of anti-occupation resistance, and was widely known across Palestine, as he was frequently photographed facing off against Israeli soldiers during demonstrations in Umm al-Khair and the surrounding villages.

A PHOTO TAKEN ON OCTOBER 22, 2021. SULEIMAN AL-HATHALIN TAKES PART IN A RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE AT ISRAELI JAILS, IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF HEBRON. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT THE ELDERLY SULEIMAN AL-HATHLIN SUCCUMBED TO HIS WOUNDS HE SUSTAINED AFTER BEING RUN OVER BY AN ISRAELI FORCES VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO IN YATTA SOUTH OF HEBRON IN THE WEST BANK. (APA IMAGES/MAMOUN WAZWAZ) 

He sustained critical injuries when a flatbed tow truck, contracted by Israeli police, ran over him during a police raid on Umm al-Khair on January 5th, during which the police seized a number of unlicensed vehicles in the village.

He suffered from a fractured skull, and serious injuries to his spine, ribs, and hip.

At the time, Hajj Suleiman's family and fellow activists accused Israel of an "assasination attempt" against the popular activist, saying they held Israel fully responsible for the "deliberate attack."

Local activists said that the truck, which was allegedly being driven by a privately contracted Israeli settler, purposely ran into Hajj Suleiman, who was standing on the side of the road when he was hit.

According to eyewitness testimony, the truck immediately fled the scene, followed by Israeli police, who did not stop to call an ambulance or offer Hajj Suleiman medical assistance.

"At the end of the day, I believe Hajj Suleiman was deliberately assassinated by the Israeli occupation," Fouad al-Amour, an activist from the South Hebron Hills and a friend of Hajj Suleiman told Mondoweiss after his death.

"What happened was not an accident, and the occupation alone is responsible," he said.

Al-Amour added that although Hajj Suleiman is gone, his legacy will "live on forever in Masafer Yatta, through us, our children, and our children's children."

Hajj Suleiman is the 5th Palestinian to be killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers since the beginning of 2022.

Earlier this month, on January 6th, 21-year-old Bakeer Hashash was shot by Israeli forces during a night raid on the city of Nablus. On the same day,  25-year-old Mustafa Falaneh was killed after he was run over by an Israeli settler outside of Ramallah.

On January 13th, 80-year-old Omar Abdulmajeed Asaad died of a heart attack after he was violently detained by Israeli forces in the middle of the night, who left him out in the cold in an abandoned building, unconscious with his hands tied.

On Monday, just hours after Hajj Suleiman was pronounced dead, Israeli forces shot and killed another Palestinian, Faleh Jaradat (age unknown), at a junction near the Hebron-area town of Sa'ir, claiming he was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3LpoGmN3TU

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Palestinian dies of tear gas inhalation in Qalandia camp
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2022/1/25/Palestinian-dies-of-tear-gas-inhalation-in-Qalandia-camp

A Palestinian citizen was pronounced dead on Monday evening after he inhaled tear gas during an Israeli police raid on Qalandia refugee camp in occupied east Jerusalem.

According to local sources, 57-year-old Fahmi Hamad died after he was rushed in the morning to a hospital as a result of his suffering from an acute respiratory problem after police forces stormed the camp and embarked on randomly firing tear gas grenades.

Hamad already had chronic health issues and was unable to endure the intensity of the tear gas that was fired by the police near his home, local sources said.

Earlier in the morning, six young men were reportedly injured by rubber bullets and another one was arrested during clashes with police forces in Qalandia camp.

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Israeli soldiers assault, kill 80-yr-old Palestinian man
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-soldiers-assault-kill-80-yr-old-palestinian-man/

Israeli soldiers invade Palestinian village at midnight; cuff, blindfold, assault 80 year old Omar Abdul-Majid As'ad; then leave his dead body on the ground and leave...

Reposted from IMEMC  https://imemc.org/article/elderly-palestinian-man-killed-after-israeli-soldiers-assaulted-him-near-ramallah/

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed, on Wednesday at dawn, that an elderly man was killed after Israeli soldiers detained and repeatedly assaulted him near Ramallah, in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

The sources said the man has been identified as Omar Abdul-Majid As'ad, 80, from Jaljulia village, north of Ramallah. [His name is also written as Omar Abdalmajeed Asaad and Omar Abdulmajeed Asad.]



The Mayor of Jaljulia, Fuad Motea', said the soldiers invaded the village and abducted Omar, before constantly assaulting him in an under-construction home, before leaving him on the ground.

Motea' also added that the elderly man was detained by the soldiers in the al-Ein area in Jaljulia before he was cuffed, blindfolded, and assaulted by the soldiers.

He stated that Palestinian medics rushed to the scene, but were unable to resuscitate the man, before moving his corpse to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah.

His nephew, Mohammad, told Palestine TV that several army vehicles invaded the village after midnight, before forcing him out of a car, cuffed and blindfolded him, and started to drag him on the ground before taking him to the under-construction building.



He added that after the soldiers repeatedly struck his uncle in the under-construction home, and after realizing that he was dead they just left him on the ground and left the area.

"He was an old man with respiratory issues; the soldiers had no reason to abduct him, let alone to cuff and blindfold him, and to take him to an under-construction home, where they constantly assaulted him, and then just left him there!" Mohammad said.

The Palestinians found his corpse approximately at 4 at dawn in the under-construction building, after the soldiers withdrew from the village.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers detained several Palestinians during the invasion, and the slain elderly man was the only one who was taken to the building. 

Israhell fucked up when they killed this Palestinian, but only because he was an American citizen, and probably not much will happen beyond what is described in these articles.

In Parable for Occupation, Autopsy Shows Israeli Troops mistreated American on West Bank, leading to his Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-UkCYYL-b8&t=10s

As'ad appears to have been arrested on Wednesday for driving while Palestinian and for declining to go along quietly when the Israeli troops "checked" him. They took him to a building under construction. They blindfolded him so tightly that his eyes bled on his eyelids. They cuffed him with zip ties so tightly that it left his wrists raw. Palestinian eyewitnesses said they beat him, and he had abrasions and bruises on his head. He abruptly slumped to the ground and was unresponsive, according to the Palestinians who were there. They said he was not sitting up in a chair when the soldiers left, according to Bethan McKernan at The Guardian.

So the Israeli soldiers became alarmed and called for an ambulance, right?

Wrong.

They left him there sprawled on the ground. Abandoned him.

This was the military Occupation version of a hit and run.

Their brutal treatment of this old man induced a heart attack, and they left him there to die instead of giving him first aid.

Because Mr. As'ad was an American, the US State Department politely asked for a "clarification."

If Iran had done this to an American it would be on cable news 24/7 and dire threats would be made. Israel? We send them $4 billion a year of your money.

The soldiers responsible will not be disciplined, the Israeli military says, because they followed standard procedure.

FULL ARTICLE HERE:  https://www.juancole.com/2022/01/occupation-mistreated-american.html

Wisconsin lawmakers demand probe of elderly Palestinian-American's death
US Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Gwen Moore ask State Department to investigate Omar As'ad's death and whether IDF soldiers involved used equipment procured with American aid
ARTICLE HERE:  https://www.timesofisrael.com/wisconsin-lawmakers-demand-probe-of-elderly-palestinian-americans-death/




Israeli soldiers fired over killing of elderly Palestinian US national

Two Israeli military officers will be fired from their positions while a third, a battalion commander, will be reprimanded over the death of an elderly Palestinian-American found dead after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank.

According to the Israeli military's statement, the death of Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, who had lived in Milwaukee before retiring to his native Palestinian hometown of Jiljilya, resulted from "a moral failure and poor decision-making".

FULL ARTICLE HERE:  https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220201-israeli-soldiers-fired-over-killing-of-elderly-palestinian-us-national/

B'Tselem condemns Israeli probe into death of elderly Palestinian American

West Bank (In Palestine Today)-B'Tselem, a leading Israeli rights group, has condemned an Israeli army probe into the death of an elderly Palestinian-American man last month as containing "empty words".

Israel's military said on Monday that it was dismissing two officers and would reprimand a battalion commander over the death of Omar Muhammad Asaad, 80, saying it had resulted from "a moral failure and poor decision-making".

[...]

The two officers, a platoon and a company commander, will be stripped of their commands and "not serve in commanding roles for two years," the military said.

The three soldiers were part of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion of religious Jews.

B'Tselem described the punishments handed to the commanders as a "slight rebuke".

[...]

US response
Omar, who holds American citizenship, is a father of seven children who live in the United States. He moved to America in the 1970s, where he settled with his family. He returned to live in Palestine in 2012.

His death had sparked calls for an investigation by the US State Department and from members of Congress from Wisconsin, where Assad had previously lived for decades, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

B'Tselem said it had recorded 77 Palestinian deaths at the hands of Israeli security forces in the West Bank last year.

More than half of those killed were not implicated in any attacks, it added.

FULL ARTICLE HERE:  https://inpalestine.site/archives/16875

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I would like to see the Palestinians develop a Custom of LEAVING major cities such as Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Jerusalem, Dimona, ONE DAY A WEEK.

It has to become a very regular habit.

It would facilitate an Attack on the Terror State (of Israel), so that it can be performed without harming any innocent Palestinians.

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Relatives of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Salah, 16, who was killed after Israeli forces entered the village of Silat Al-Harithya, mourn during his funeral in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Feb. 14, 2022.

Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian teens in 24 hours, 5 Palestinians in a week
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-forces-kill-2-palestinian-teens-24-hours-5-in-week/

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel over the past week to five; eleven have been killed since the start of 2022.

by Yumna Patel, reposted from Mondoweiss, February 15, 2022    https://mondoweiss.net/2022/02/israeli-forces-kill-2-palestinian-teens-in-24-hours-5-palestinians-in-a-week/

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, north of Ramallah, on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel over the past week to five.

The young man, identified as Nihad Barghouti, a resident of the town of Kufr Ein, was reportedly shot in the abdomen during confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Nabi Saleh.

https://twitter.com/QudsNen/status/1493634244538687489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1493634244538687489%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fisraelpalestinenews.org%2Fisraeli-forces-kill-2-palestinian-teens-24-hours-5-in-week%2F

Barghouti is the fifth Palestinian, and second teenager, to be killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank over the course of a week.

On Monday Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Mohammad Akram Abu Salah during a raid on the village of Silat al-Harithiya in Jenin. [His age is also given as 17.]

Israeli forces were raiding the village in order to prepare for the punitive home demolition of Palestinian prisoner Muhammed Jaradat, who was accused of killing an Israeli settler last year.

The raid sparked protests in the village, which drew crowds of Palestinians from Silat al-Harithiya and the surrounding villages, including the neighboring town of al-Yamoun, where Abu Salah was from.

According to Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP), Israeli snipers were stationed at positions around the village. When a Palestinian gunman reported fired towards Israeli military jeeps, Israel forces fired heavily towards the area where the shots came from.

After the confrontations had subsided, however, Israeli forces " suddenly and without warning" began firing indiscriminately at the crowds of Palestinians, DCIP said, injuring dozens of people.

Among those injured were Abu Salah, who was shot in the eye, while his cousin was shot in the hand as he attempted to aid Abu Salah. DCIP said that the two were running away when they were shot by a sniper positioned approximately 250 meters (820 feet) away.

https://twitter.com/stopthewall/status/1493136009898385414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1493136009898385414%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fisraelpalestinenews.org%2Fisraeli-forces-kill-2-palestinian-teens-24-hours-5-in-week%2F

On Tuesday February 8th, Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinians during a targeted raid in Nablus, in what the Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned as an "assassination."

The three Palestinian men were identified as Adham Mabrouka, Ashraf Mubaslat and Mohammed al-Dakhil, all members of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.

Israeli forces, who were traveling undercover in vehicles with Palestinian license plates,  surrounded the men's vehicle and opened fire on it in broad daylight, showering the car with bullets. Photos and videos of the vehicle show it riddled with dozens of bullet holes.

https://twitter.com/ShehabAgency/status/1491012763421872130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1491012763421872130%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fisraelpalestinenews.org%2Fisraeli-forces-kill-2-palestinian-teens-24-hours-5-in-week%2F

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel for its "heinous brutality", saying in a statement: "This crime is part of a series of criminal field executions carried out by the occupation forces in accordance with the instructions and directives of the political and military level."

Israeli forces and settlers have killed 11 Palestinians since the start of 2022.

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Israeli forces and settlers have killed 11 Palestinians since the start of 2022.

That's a very conservative estimate.

They're murdering at least 1 Palestinian a day, and we're 50 days into the year.

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Muhammad Rizq Shehade Salah
(Defence for Children International-Palestine)

Israeli forces fatally shoot child, block ambulance
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/tamara-nassar/israeli-forces-fatally-shoot-child-block-ambulance

Israel fatally shot a Palestinian child on Tuesday and left him to bleed while preventing an ambulance from reaching him.

Muhammad Rizq Shehade Salah was about 100 meters from the Israeli-built separation barrier in al-Khader village south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank when an Israeli soldier shot him in the torso with live ammunition.

The Israeli army claimed he had been throwing a Molotov cocktail, according to Haaretz.

But the military statement actually quoted by the newspaper is much more vague. It says that Israeli soldiers "identified three suspects who arrived at a location where Molotov cocktails were repeatedly thrown at Israeli vehicles recently."

No Israelis were reported injured in the alleged incident.

As the 13-year-old lay bleeding and injured on the ground, Israeli forces approached him and stripped him of his clothes, video footage shows.

The army prevented a Palestinian ambulance from reaching him, Defense for Children International-Palestine confirmed.

The bleeding and injured child was left on the ground for 30 minutes until Israeli forces put him on a stretcher and transferred him to Route 60, a highway used by Israeli settlers where Israeli gunfire has killed multiple Palestinians.

The boy's father, Rizq Shehade Salah, arrived at Route 60 to inquire about his son's condition. Two Israeli ambulances were on the scene.

But Israeli forces "threatened him with their firearms" and prevented him from approaching, according to DCIP.

The Israeli army then seized Muhammad's body and held it overnight until they handed it over to his family on Wednesday.

Muhammad is the second Palestinian child Israel has killed this year.

DCIP notes that last year was the deadliest for Palestinian children since 2014.

On 13 February, an Israeli sniper shot Muhammad Akram Abu Salah in the eye, killing him, in Silat al-Harithiya village near Jenin.

He succumbed to his wounds in the early hours of the next day.

Abu Salah was killed while Israeli troops invaded the village to demolish the home of a Palestinian prisoner accused of involvement in the killing of an Israeli in December.

Such punitive home demolitions are a form of collective punishment – a war crime.

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Israeli forces killed Shadi Najm, Abdullah al-Hosary, and Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa on Tuesday in two different incidents

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in one day
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-forces-kill-three-palestinians-in-one-day/

Two Palestinians were killed Tuesday in an Israeli raid on the town of Jenin. A third was shot by Israeli forces near Bethlehem, allegedly for throwing stones; soldiers turned an ambulance away, and the victim bled to death.

reposted from International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC/IMEMC), March 1, 2022  https://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-near-bethlehem-6/
https://imemc.org/article/hours-after-killing-a-young-man-israeli-soldiers-kill-palestinian-teen-in-jenin/

On Tuesday at dawn, Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that Shadi Najm, 18, died from serious wounds he suffered on Monday night after the soldiers shot him with live rounds in Jenin city.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot Najm in the head before the medics rushed him to a hospital in Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank.

Najm was admitted to surgery and died from his wounds at the Intensive Care Unit. The Israeli bullets shattered his skull and lodged in the brain.

The sources added that the soldiers also shot many Palestinians with live fire and rubber-coated steel bullets and caused dozens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

The head of Urgent Care at Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin said that Shadi was admitted to surgery before succumbing to his serious wounds.

He added that the Palestinian was shot with a live round in the stem of his brain.

Palestinian national and popular factions declared a general strike in Jenin to mourn the deaths of Shadi Najm in addition to Abdullah al-Hosary, 22, who was killed during a fire exchange with Israeli soldiers in Jenin late on Monday at night.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also abducted two former political prisoners in Jenin during extensive and violent invasions and searches of homes.

The killing of the two Palestinians also led to massive protests in Jenin, before the soldiers attacked the protesters with live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

Medical sources said several Palestinians were injured, and dozens suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

On Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man at the main entrance of Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Department said the soldiers shot and killed Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa, 21, near Beit Fajjar.

It added that the slain young man is from the al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

After shooting the young man, the soldiers prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him before he bled to death.

The soldiers wrapped his body with a plastic sheet and took it to an unknown destination.

According to Israeli soldiers, the soldiers "observed the young man hurting stones towards their direction and shot him."

Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie said Ammar was one of its students studying Information Technology.

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ISRAELI FORCES SHOT AND KILLED 15-YEAR-OLD YAMEN KHANAFSEH IN THE JERUSALEM-AREA TOWN OF ABU DIS ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, 2022. (PHOTO: DCI-PALESTINE)

Israeli forces kill two Palestinians, 15 and 19 years old, in Jerusalem
Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians over the past week, and 16 Palestinians since the start of 2022. Of the 16 Palestinians killed,  three were children.
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/03/israeli-forces-kill-two-palestinians-15-and-19-years-old-in-jerusalem/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-email-mailpoet

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers on Sunday in separate incidents in occupied East Jerusalem.

According to Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP), Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Yamen Khanafseh on Sunday night in the Jerusalem area town of Abu Dis.

DCIP said that "after shooting Yamen, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters toward an ambulance and prevented it from reaching him," adding that there were no confrontations in the area at the time that the boy was shot.

Israeli army forces said in a statement that "Israeli soldiers operating in the village of Abu Dis identified two suspects throwing firebombs at one of the army positions in the area. Yamin Jaffal was wounded by Israeli fire and later succumbed to his wounds. The second suspect fled the scene."

"Israeli forces routinely unlawfully kill Palestinian children with impunity, using excessive force and unjustified intentional lethal force," said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. "If a child is suspected of committing a criminal act, they should be apprehended in accordance with international standards and afforded due process of law."

According to DCIP, Israeli forces seized Khanafseh's body after killing him, and that it was not clear if or when he would be returned to his family.

"While it is unclear if Israeli authorities will continue to withhold Yamen's body from his family, Israeli authorities continue to implement a policy of confiscating and withholding Palestinian bodies in violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law," DCIP said in a statement.

On Sunday morning, Israeli forces killed another Palestinian teenager, 19-year-old Karim Jamal al-Qawasmi, during an alleged stabbing attack in the Old City in East Jerusalem.

Israeli police claimed that al-Qawasmi, a resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of al-Tur, "came up to the police officers with a knife and attacked one of them in the city's Muslim Quarter at around 4:30 a.m," the Times of Israel reported.

The police officers opened fire and shot al-Qawasmi, who was declared dead at the scene.

Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians over the past week, and 16 Palestinians since the start of 2022. Of the 16 Palestinians killed, three were children.

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Ahmad Hikmat Seif, 23, died of his wounds after being shot by Israeli army gunfire.

Palestinian Injured by Israeli Army Gunfire Dies of His Wounds
https://israelpalestinenews.org/palestinian-injured-israeli-army-dies-wounds-ahmad-hikmat-seif/

Ahmad Hikmat Seif was seriously wounded by Israeli military fire on March 1, and has succumbed to his wounds.

reposted from Palestine Chronicle, March 9, 2022  https://www.palestinechronicle.com/palestinian-injured-by-israeli-army-gunfire-dies-of-his-wounds/

A Palestinian man who was critically injured last week by Israeli army gunfire in the village of Burqa, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, has died of his wounds early Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Local sources told WAFA  that Ahmad Hikmat Seif, 23, was shot three times in his belly and back on March 1, when Israeli soldiers attacked a rally in support of Palestinian prisoners.

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Seif was admitted to the hospital in Nablus with critical wounds until he was pronounced dead this morning.

Burqa and nearby villages have been a daily scene of confrontations with soldiers and Israeli settlers who attempt to return to the former nearby settlement of Homesh, evacuated in 2005.

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THREE PALESTINIANS WERE KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES ON TUESDAY MARCH 15TH.

Israel kills three Palestinians, including 17-year-old, during night raids
Israeli night raids on Palestinian towns are commonplace, and often a nightly occurrence, especially in the occupied West Bank. Since the start of 2022, at least six Palestinians were shot and killed during Israeli night raids.
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Palestinians woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that Israel had killed three more Palestinians, including one minor, in three separate incidents in the occupied West Bank and southern Israel.

All three killings occurred during Israeli raids on Palestinian towns and neighborhoods, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of 2022 to 20.

In the West Bank, the Israeli military killed 17-year-old Nader Haitham Rayyan in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, and Alaa Shahaam, 22, in the Qalandiya refugee camp in Ramallah.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, nine Palestinians were wounded during the raids on Balata and Qalandiya camps.

The ministry said that Rayyan was shot three times, in the head, abdomen and hand. Three other Palestinians from Balata were also injured during the raid, including at least one who was shot in the chest and was reported to be in critical condition.

Middle East Eye quoted an eyewitness as saying that Rayyan "was on his way to a stall selling tea and coffee which belongs to his family when Israeli forces opened fire at him and his friend while they were riding on a motorbike."

Wafa News Agency reported that one person was detained during the raid on Balata.

Rayyan is the second Palestinian from the Balata refugee camp to be killed since the start of the year. On January 26th, 21-year-old Bakeer Hashash was killed by Israeli forces during a night raid on the camp.

In the Qalandiya refugee camp, Israeli forces shot 22-year-old Alaa Shahaam in the head during a raid Tuesday morning, instantly killing him. Six others from the camp were also injured with live ammunition, according to the Ministry of Health.

In another raid on a Palestinian-majority town of Rahat in the Naqab region in southern Israel, an Israeli special forces unit shot and killed 27-year-old Sanad Salem al-Harbed, a father of three, according to Al Jazeera.

Israeli police claimed that al-Harbed fired gunshots at its forces during a raid on the town, and that the unit "neutralized the gunman who posed a threat."

Israeli night raids on Palestinian towns are commonplace, and often a nightly occurrence, especially in the occupied West Bank. The raids, which provoke resistance from Palestinians, are often violent and feature the serious injury and killing of Palestinians.

Since the start of 2022, at least six Palestinians were shot and killed during Israeli night raids.

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Israeli forces shoot, kill 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Jenin
https://www.dci-palestine.org/israeli_forces_shoot_kill_16_year_old_palestinian_boy_in_jenin

Israeli forces shot and killed a 16-year-old boy with live ammunition in the northern occupied West Bank this morning.

Sanad Mohammad Khalil Abu Atiya, 16, was shot and killed with live ammunition by Israeli forces around 8:15 a.m. on March 31 in Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International - Palestine. An Israeli soldier shot Sanad as he approached Yazeed al-Saadi, 22, moments after al-Saadi was shot in the back of the head. The bullet struck Sanad in the right side of his chest and exited out his back, according to documentation collected by DCIP.

"Israeli forces frequently use live ammunition in unjustified circumstances, ignoring their obligation under international law to only resort to intentional lethal force when a direct, mortal threat to life or of serious injury exists," said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. "Systemic impunity has fostered an environment where Israeli forces know no bounds."

Sanad was killed as Israeli forces were leaving the area after conducting a search and arrest operation in nearby Jenin refugee camp, Haaretz reported. Palestinian residents reportedly threw stones at the armored Israeli military vehicles as they withdrew from Jenin refugee camp towards Jenin's Al-Zahra neighborhood, according to information gathered by DCIP.

An eyewitness reported that gunshots were fired from the refugee camp as the Israeli vehicles left the area. Palestinian residents who were throwing stones began to flee, as one of the armored Israeli military vehicles drove in reverse pursuing those who were fleeing, an eyewitness told DCIP.

An Israeli soldier exited the passenger side of the jeep, took a shooting position, and fired around 15 live ammunition rounds in quick succession, the eyewitness told DCIP. The soldier shot al-Saadi in the back of the head, and al-Saadi fell to the ground about two meters (six feet) from a car that Sanad and the eyewitness were hiding behind. Sanad was shot as he approached al-Saadi in an attempt to render aid, the eyewitness told DCIP.

Ambulances were able to reach Sanad a few minutes later, and he and al-Saadi were both transported to Ibn Sina hospital where they were pronounced dead, according to documentation collected by DCIP.

Under international law, intentional lethal force is only justified in circumstances where a direct threat to life or of serious injury is present. However, investigations and evidence collected by DCIP regularly suggest that Israeli forces use lethal force against Palestinian children in circumstances that may amount to extrajudicial or wilful killings.

Sanad is the fifth Palestinian child shot and killed by Israeli forces in 2022, according to documentation collected by DCIP. Nader Haitham Fathi Rayyan, 16, was killed by Israeli forces on March 15 outside the entrance of Balata refugee camp located southeast of Nablus on March 15. Israeli forces shot and killed Yamen Nafez Mahmoud Khanafseh in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem on March 6. Israeli forces shot and killed 13-year-old Mohammad Rezq Shehadeh Salah on February 22 in Al-Khader, southwest of Bethlehem. An Israeli sniper shot and killed 16-year-old Mohammad Akram Ali Taher Abu Salah with live ammunition on February 13 while Israeli forces deployed in the village of Silat Al-Harithiya near Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to documentation collected by DCIP.

2021 was the deadliest year for Palestinian children since 2014. Israeli forces and armed civilians killed 78 Palestinian children, according evidence collected by DCIP.

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Little Fatma Jalal al-Masri missed out on medical intervention thanks to Israel's arbitrary decision to deny her permission to travel an hour to a Jerusalem hospital.

Israel on the hook for death of one-year-old Fatma Jalal al-Masri
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israel-on-the-hook-for-death-of-one-year-old-fatma-jalal-al-masri/

A baby girl has died after Israel denied her permission to leave Gaza to get medical treatment in Jerusalem. This is a breach of international law, but sadly not an uncommon event.

reposted from Israel-Palestine Timeline, March 25, 2022  https://israelpalestinetimeline.org/fatma-jalal-al-masri-2/

Fatma Jalal al-Masri, 1, was declared dead at the Gaza European Hospital after she was denied access to a hospital outside Gaza by Israeli authorities at the Erez crossing. Fatma was subjected to Israel's arbitrary and discriminatory permit system, which delays access to hospitals outside the Strip and denies care in around 30 percent of urgent cases.

The continued movement restrictions by Israeli authorities on Palestinian patients in the Gaza Strip systematically violate inhabitants' right to health by aggravating health conditions and placing numerous barriers to health access.

According to Al Mezan, Fatma's legal representative, she was diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect in 2021. Despite having obtained a medical referral from the Palestinian Ministry of Health and confirming three hospital appointments at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem, Israeli authorities denied Fatma the requisite exit permit to travel to Jerusalem for the appointments, the last of which was on 5 March 2022.

The young patient's health deteriorated over the course of several months of denied care and she died three weeks after her last missed appointment.

Al Mezan deeply regrets Fatma's death and strongly condemns Israel's ongoing closure of the Gaza Strip and its associated restrictions on the movement of Palestinians, which includes denying patients access to the hospitals in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Israel, and abroad.

Al Mezan's documentation shows that since 2011, 71 Palestinians—including 25 women and nine children—have died following Israel's denial of requests for exit permits and delays. Notably, Israel's targeted, discriminatory permit system is one of the practices and policies at the core of its apartheid regime against the Palestinian people as a whole.

This case is yet another example of Israel's continuing violation of international humanitarian and human rights law and its obligations as an occupying power, notably to respect and ensure freedom of movement in occupied territory and to guarantee the right to health of the occupied population.

These obligations bear greater weight when involving children and as provided in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Israel has an obligation to ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child. Delaying access to necessary medical care for a toddler for more than five months is unwarranted and grave.

Al Mezan emphasizes that Israel is fully responsible for Fatma al-Masri's death as the occupying power and relevant duty bearer in these circumstances.

The State's persistent breaches of its international law obligations require the intervention of the international community and accountability of perpetrators.

Al Mezan calls on the international community—in particular, the High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions—to uphold their moral and legal obligations vis-à-vis the protected Palestinian people and to ensure Israel complies with its obligations under international law, ends the closure and blockade on the Gaza Strip, and stops its ongoing restrictions of Palestinian patients' access to medical care outside the Gaza Strip.

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Israel steps up pace of West Bank killings

Maureen Clare Murphy
14 April 2022
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/maureen-clare-murphy/israel-steps-pace-west-bank-killings

Human rights groups are calling for international action as Israel escalates its repression against Palestinians in the West Bank, killing 11 Palestinians in the territory since last Friday.

A 12th Palestinian from the West Bank was killed during an Israeli police raid on workers in the coastal city of Ashkelon on Wednesday.

Five Palestinians were killed in the West Bank late Wednesday and Thursday.

Two Palestinians – Shas Kamamji, 29, and Mustafa Abu al-Rub, 30 – were shot and killed near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday.

That city has been subjected to severe Israeli movement restrictions as a form of collective punishment after a Palestinian from a nearby village shot and killed three people at a Tel Aviv bar last week.

Following the Tel Aviv attack, Israel's prime minister, Naftali Bennett, granted "full freedom of action to the army, the Shin Bet [Israel's state security agency] and all security forces in order to defeat the terror."

At least nine Palestinian civilians – including two children and two women – have been killed by Israeli forces since Bennett's announcement, according to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

Kamamji was killed in Kafr Dan village when Israeli forces opened fire at a crowd of people throwing stones at military vehicles. Another person, reportedly a 17-year-old, was critically injured.

Shas Kamamji is the brother of Ayham Kamamji, one of six Palestinians who escaped from Gilboa prison inside Israel last September in what was viewed as a devastating blow to the reputation of Israel's security apparatus.

Ayham Kamamji remained at large for nearly two weeks before being rearrested in Jenin.

After Israeli forces withdrew from the area early Thursday, Abu al-Rub was found with a live bullet wound to the chest and pronounced dead upon arrival to hospital.

"No eyewitnesses were available to speak about the circumstances of his death," the Palestinian Center for Human Rights stated.

Another Palestinian, 20-year-old Omar Muhammad Alayan, was killed during an arrest raid in Silwad village near the central West Bank city of Ramallah late Wednesday.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights stated that Israeli snipers occupied the rooftops of three residential buildings in the village as military forces surrounded and fired toward a two-story home before raiding it.

Palestinians confronted the raiding forces as they withdrew from Silwad, throwing stones and empty bottles towards their vehicles, causing one to collide with a wall near a roundabout.

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Another video shows an Israeli military vehicle that was damaged in Silwan on Wednesday night being towed the following day:

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During the raid on Silwad, Israeli forces fired bullets and tear gas towards stone-throwing Palestinians, wounding several, including Alayan, who died after being shot in the chest.
Teen killed over Molotov cocktail
Also on Wednesday night, Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Qusai Muhammad Hamamra as Palestinian youths confronted soldiers near the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem in the central West Bank.

The teen "sustained multiple gunshot wounds from a distance of around 20 meters," according to Defense for Children International-Palestine, which added that "at least one bullet struck him in the head."

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The rights group said that Israeli forces prevented Palestinian paramedics from treating the wounded boy and evacuated his body in a military vehicle before returning it to his family hours later.
The Israeli military claimed that soldiers shot at Hamamra after he threw a Molotov cocktail at troops.

The teen is the seventh Palestinian child shot and killed by Israel in 2022 and the third killed after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail towards troops during the same period.

Last month, Israeli forces shot and killed Nafez Mahmoud Khanafsheh near a military base in the Jerusalem area, claiming that the 15-year-old was throwing Molotov cocktails.

The military made a similar claim when attempting to justify the shooting and killing of Muhammad Rizq Shehade Salah, 13, in al-Khader village south of Bethlehem in February.

Like in the case of Hamamra, Israeli forces prevented Palestinians from providing first aid to Khanafsheh and Salah as they bled to death on the ground.

Hamamra is the second Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in Husan village this week.

Israeli occupation soldiers extrajudicially executed Ghada Sabateen, 44, after she allegedly acted in a "suspicious" manner as she approached them on Sunday.

Video of the incident shows that soldiers fired on the unarmed widow and mother of six at point blank-range.

The woman was returning home after visiting relatives when she was killed, her family told media, rejecting suggestions that she intended to die in an act of "suicide by soldier."

Eighth fatality in Beita
Also on Wednesday, Israeli forces shot Fawaz Hamayel, 45, in the chest in Beita village near Nablus. The father of three succumbed to his injuries the following day.
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Hamayel is the eighth Palestinian killed in Beita since Jewish settlers established Evyatar, an outpost on land belonging to the village, in May last year. Most were killed as Israel violently repressed weekly protests against the settlement outpost, where the Israeli military maintains a permanent presence.

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A massive funeral procession made its way through Beita on Thursday:

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"Institutionalized impunity"
More than 40 Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli forces throughout historic Palestine so far this year.

On Thursday, Al-Haq, a Palestinian human rights organization, made an urgent appeal to the United Nations over the "intensifying level of violence against Palestinians by colonial settlers committed with institutionalized impunity."

The group noted intensified reprisal attacks by settlers against Palestinians after an Israeli was killed in the West Bank, allegedly by two Palestinians, in mid-December, and after a series of attacks killing several people in Israel in recent weeks.

The group noted a recent statement by Bennett, the Israeli prime minister, calling on Israeli citizens to carry arms.

"Whoever has a license to carry a weapon, this is the time to carry," Bennett said.

Medical Aid for Palestinians, a UK charity, stated on Thursday that it was "gravely concerned" over escalating violence against Palestinians and "reports that health workers have been prevented from reaching and treating some of the injured."

The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that "since the beginning of April, we have recorded five cases of denied access to treat the injured, as well as three cases of assault on our medical teams, and an attack on an ambulance."

The paramedic group declared a state of emergency in the West Bank on Wednesday night.

On Thursday night, the Israeli military announced the closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday afternoon, the beginning of the Passover holiday.

Friday and the following days are expected to be particularly tense as Passover coincides with the second Friday of Ramadan, when thousands of Palestinians pray at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound.

In an inflammatory move, the extremist Temple Mount Faithful Movement group has reportedly offered a "cash prize" to anyone who successfully performs rituals of sacrifice – such as slaying an animal – during Passover at the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Hamas warned that if those rituals were performed, they would "cross all red lines" and would be considered a "direct assault on the beliefs and feelings of our people."

The leaders of resistance factions in Gaza convened on Wednesday night in a show of unity.

"We are declaring a general mobilization in all places where our people are located. We are calling on the masses to come out in the hundreds of thousands to protect our nation and our mosque," the groups said in a joint statement.

The last major military confrontation between Hamas and other resistance factions in Gaza, on the one hand, and Israel, on the other, erupted after Israeli police stormed al-Aqsa mosque while it was filled with Ramadan worshippers last May.

More than 250 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 67 children, were killed during the 11 days of intense violence that month.

Palestinian armed groups fired thousands of rockets from Gaza during the fighting, killing around a dozen people in Israel.

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18-year-old Palestinian martyr Ahmad Masad

IOF kill 18-year-old Palestinian, storm Jenin Camp
Palestinians are standing up to the attacks of the Israeli occupation in Jenin Camp, which resulted in the martyrdom of Ahmad Massad and the arrest of several others.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iof-kill-18-year-old-palestinian-storm-jenin-camp

A young Palestinian man, Ahmad Masad, 18, was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Wednesday in Jenin camp.

In addition, a number of other Palestinians were injured after they stood up to the storming of the camp by the IOF.

Occupation forces conducted several arrests, including two young men, and two liberated prisoners from Qabatiya, one of whom is the son of captive Jamal (Al-Heija), a Hamas leader.

Injured Palestinians were rushed to Ibn Sina Hospital, and a young man was reported to be in critical condition before he succumbed to his injuries.

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The director of Ibn Sina Hospital, Gani Jokha, told Palestinian media that a young man was killed by a live bullet to the head, and three others were injured.

At dawn today, large forces of the occupation army stormed the city of Jenin and its camp. The Palestinians responded to the attacks of the occupation forces, who fired live bullets on them.

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'Israel' shot, killed 23 Palestinians in April, including 3 children
May 4, 2022
https://qudsnen.co/israel-shot-killed-23-palestinians-in-april-including-3-children/

Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces shot and killed 23 Palestinians during the month of April.

Last month, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 23 Palestinians, including three children and two women, were fatally shot and killed by the Israeli occupation forces.

The Palestinian martyrs who were shot dead by the Israeli forces are:

1. Ahmad Yunis al-Atrash, 29, was shot in the head and killed during confrontations in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on 1 April.

2. Saeb Abahrah, 30, and Khalil Tawableh, 24, and Saif Abu Labdeh were killed during a raid in the Jenin area in the northern West Bank on 2 April.

3. Raed Hazem, 28, was killed in an alleged shootout with Israeli forces several hours after he shot and injured three Israeli settlers at a bar in Tel Aviv on 7 April.

4. Ahmad Naser al-Saadi, 23, was killed while defending Jenin refugee camp during an Israeli raid on 9 April.

5. Muhammad Ali al-Ghunaim, 19, was shot in the town of al-Khader near Bethlehem on 10 April.

6. Ghada Sabateen, 44, was killed after she allegedly acted in a "suspicious" manner in Husan village near Bethlehem on 10 April.

7. Maha Kathem al-Zaatari, 24, was shot dead near the Ibrahimi mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron for allegedly stabbing and lightly wounding an Israeli officer on 10 April.

8. Muhammad Qassim, 16, was shot in the stomach and killed by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin on 10 April.

9. Abdullah Srour, 40, was killed by an Israeli military commander in the city of Ashkelon on 12 April.

10. Muhammad Assaf, 34, was shot in the heart and killed while driving his nephews to school in Nablus in the northern West Bank on 13 April.

11. Omar Muhammad Alayan, 20, was shot in the chest and killed during an Israeli arrest raid in Silwad village near Ramallah in the central West Bank on 13 April.

12. Qusai Fuad Hamamra, 16, was shot and killed after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail in Husan town on 13 April.

13. Shas Kamamji, 29, and Mustafa Abu al-Rub, 30 – were both shot and killed in Kafr Dan village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on 14 April.

14. Mustafa Abu al-Rub, was shot with a live bullet in the chest and pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital in Kafr Dan village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on 14 April.

15. Shawkat Abed, 17, died from his injuries after being shot in the stomach in Kafr Dan village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on 14 April.

16. Fawaz Hamayel, 45, died from his injuries after being shot in the chest in Beita village near Nablus the previous day on 14 April.

17. Hanan Khadour, 18, succumbed to her injuries two weeks after she was shot by an Israeli sniper while riding in a taxi in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on 19 April.

18. Lutfi Labadi, 18, died from his wounds, four days after being shot in the head during an alleged exchange of gunfire with Israeli forces in Yamoun village near Jenin, on 22 April.

19. Ahmad Ibrahim Oweidat, 20, was shot in the head and killed during confrontations in a Jericho refugee camp overnight 25 April.

20. Ahmad Massad, 18, was shot in the head and killed during confrontations with raiding Israeli soldiers in Jenin refugee camp on 27 April.

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Tha'er Khalil a-Yazouri, shot dead by Israeli forces on May 11, 2022. (His name is also sometimes given as Thayer Khalil Yazouri.)

Israeli forces killed Palestinian boy a few hours after they killed Shireen Abu Akleh
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-forces-killed-palestinian-boy-a-few-hours-after-they-killed-shireen-abu-akleh/

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teen and shot another teen in the leg a few hours after they killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, and injured another journalist...
So far this year, Israeli occupation forces have killed 45 Palestinians, including 35 civilians: 8 children, 3 women & a female journalist; 17 Israelis have been killed... Two reports below:
Reposted from IMEMC News  https://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-teen-near-ramallah-6/

Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian teenage boy on Wednesday and injured another in the al-Biereh city, near Ramallah in the central West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers fatally shot Tha'er Khalil a-Yazouri [also written as Thayer Khalil Yazouri], 16, in Jabal at-Tawil area in the al-Biereh city.

It stated that the child, a student of the al-Hashimiyya School in al-Bireh, was shot with a live round in the heart and added that the soldiers shot another child, 17, with a live round in the leg.

The soldiers also fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs at many schoolchildren after several army jeeps invaded the area.

On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers killed a prominent Palestinian journalist, Al-Jazeera TV correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, and injured another journalist after targeting them with sniper fire when many journalists gathered to cover an invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

On Wednesday dawn, the soldiers killed a prominent Palestinian journalist, Al-Jazeera TV correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, and injured another journalist after targeting them with sniper fire

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Amjad al-Fayed, 17, killed by Israeli forces on May 21, 2022 in West Bank city of Jenin.


The sisters of 17-year-old Palestinian Amjad al-Fayed mourn their brother's death.

Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Teen In Jenin
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-teen-in-jenin/

In yet another raid on the Palestinian city of Jenin, Israeli forces shot seventeen-year-old Amjad al-Fayed to death with eleven live rounds to his upper body... Another teen is in critical condition...
reposted from International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC), May 21, 2022  https://imemc.org/article/israeli-soldiers-kill-a-palestinian-teen-in-jenin-2/

Israeli soldiers killed, Saturday dawn, a teenage boy and seriously injured another Palestinian after the army invaded the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin, leading to protests.

Medical sources in Jenin have confirmed the identity of the slain teen as Amjad Waleed al-Fayed [also spelled al-Fayyed], 17, and added that the soldiers shot the teen with nearly eleven live rounds in the upper body.

The sources added that the army also shot and seriously injured another Palestinian, eighteen years of age, before being rushed to a hospital in Jenin.

The Israeli army said the Amjad was killed during exchanges of fire that took place after the army invaded the refugee camp.

It is worth mentioning that the slain Palestinian teen is the nephew of Amjad and Mohammad al-Fayed, who were killed in the massive Israeli offensive in the Jenin refugee camp in April of the year 2002.

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GHAITH YAMEEN, 16, WAS KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES IN NABLUS ON WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 2022.

Israeli forces kill 16-year-old Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Ghaith Yameen in Nablus during a raid early Wednesday morning. The killing comes just days after Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Amjad Walid Hussein Fayed in Jenin.
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Israeli forces killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in Nablus during a raid on the city early Wednesday morning, just days after killing another Palestinian youth in Jenin.

The teenager was identified by the Palestinian Ministry of Health as Ghaith Yameen from the Ras al-Ain neighborhood of Nablus. He was pronounced dead shortly after 2:00 am after he was shot in the head with a live bullet by Israeli forces.

Yameen was shot near Joseph's Tomb in eastern Nablus, after Israeli forces escorted a group of Israeli settlers to perform prayers at the site, sparking confrontations with local youth.

The shrine, which is revered by Muslims, Christians, and Jews, is a flashpoint in Nablus and the frequent site of violent confrontations. The Israeli military often escorts large groups of Israeli settlers to the area, provoking the local Palestinian community.

During the raid in which Yameen was killed, at least 88 Palestinians were wounded, including 19 rubber-coated steel bullet injuries, and 67 cases of tear gas suffocation, the ministry of health reported.

The killing of Yameen comes just days after Israeli forces killed 16-year-old Amjad Walid Hussein Fayed in Jenin.

Yameen is the 12th Palestinian child to be killed by Israel since the start of the year.