Amer Abu Zaytoon is the fourth Palestinian to be killed this yr by Israeli forces within the occupied West Financial institution.
Ramallah, Occupied West Financial institution – Israeli forces have shot useless a Palestinian baby throughout a raid on the northern occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Nablus, in accordance with the Palestinian Ministry of Well being.
Sixteen-year-old Amer Abu Zaytoon was shot within the head on Thursday morning, in accordance with the ministry.
Abu Zaytoon is the fourth Palestinian to be killed by Israeli forces within the West Financial institution this yr, after greater than 170 had been killed final yr within the territory, in addition to occupied East Jerusalem. His loss of life comes after one other Palestinian baby, 15-year-old Adam Ayyad, was killed by Israeli forces on Tuesday.
Israeli particular forces raided the Balata refugee camp in Nablus early on Thursday, throughout which clashes with armed fighters broke out.
Residents mentioned Abu Zaytoon was shot useless whereas he was strolling within the camp and came across the Israeli particular forces, in accordance with the Nablus-based journalist Bakr Abdelhaq.
“It’s laborious to know what occurred precisely as a result of these items occur at evening and within the tight alleyways of the camp,” Abdelhaq advised Al Jazeera.
Native media retailers have shared what they are saying is surveillance digicam footage exhibiting Abu Zaytoon strolling after which operating within the moments earlier than he was killed. Al Jazeera couldn't independently confirm the footage.
The Israeli police mentioned armed Palestinians had fired at a joint celebration of troopers, border police and intelligence brokers conducting a raid in Balata. The Israeli forces then shot “an armed individual, who fired on the forces from shut vary”, the police claimed.
No less than two different Palestinians had been wounded after being hit with reside ammunition in the course of the raid, and two had been arrested.
“There have been armed clashes. They besieged the house of former prisoner Hassan Araysheh after which proceeded to raid it and beat members of the family inside, earlier than arresting him,” mentioned Abdelhaq.
The developments come because of a seamless Israeli navy marketing campaign of intensified raids and killings that has lasted nearly a yr.
The United Nations mentioned 2022 was the deadliest yr for Palestinians within the occupied West Financial institution since 2006.
Greater than 30 kids had been among the many useless final yr, and no less than 9,000 different Palestinians had been injured.
Israeli forces have killed civilians confronting them throughout raids, uninvolved bystanders, in addition to Palestinian fighters in focused assassinations and through armed clashes.
Whereas Israel has commonly carried out raids within the occupied West Financial institution, its forces intensified the coverage within the wake of a collection of Palestinian assaults in March final yr. Greater than 30 individuals had been killed in assaults by Palestinians all year long.
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