3 Palestinians killed by IOF in West Bank, 251 total since October 7
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Israeli occupation forces escalate their violent aggression on the occupied West Bank as the war on Gaza continues for nearly two months now.
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Israeli occupation soldiers near Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on October 5, 2023. (AFP)
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported the martyrdom of three youths between Saturday and Sunday, who were killed by Israeli occupation forces in separate parts of the occupied West Bank, raising the number of Palestinians killed between the two days to four.
A 21-year-old Palestinian youth Issam Qanbar was killed by Israeli forces raiding Qalqilya at Sunday dawn. The martyr initially sustained injuries and was transferred to the hospital, before he was announced dead not long after. A comprehensive strike was announced in the city of Qalqilya on Sunday to mourn Qanbar.
Read more: Over 3,300 Palestinians arrested in West Bank since October 7
تغطية صحفية: لحظة إصـابة شاب برصــاص جـيـش الاحـتــلال في مدينة قلقيلية. pic.twitter.com/lRAqX5KjNV
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 3, 2023
In another report, local media reported the martyrdom of Palestinian youth Yazan Akoub, after succumbing to injuries he sustained earlier this week due to Israeli gunfire near the village of al-Tel, southwest of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian media said that IOF shot Akoub at the al-Murabb'a checkpoint, and then prevented ambulance crews from reaching him before arresting him while injured.
تغطية صحفية: "اطلاق النار على شاب واغلاق حاجز المربعة قرب قرية تل بنابلس" pic.twitter.com/qqVY5EBYNV
— شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) December 2, 2023
Meanwhile, Palestinian youth Ahmad Assi was martyred after Israeli forces opened fire at him while he was confronting a settlers' attack on the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit, in the northern West Bank. Assi's body was found hours later to his martyrdom.
تغطية صحفية: "هتافات الشبان؛ بعد الإعلان عن ارتقاء الشاب أحمد عاصي، أثناء التصدي لهجوم مـســتـوطـنــيـن على بلدة قراوة بني حسان غرب سلفيت". pic.twitter.com/b8AHTpAGdl
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) December 2, 2023
Early Saturday, the director of al-Razi Hospital in Jenin confirmed the martyrdom of 16-year-old Sharif Al-Shaer, after he succumbed to an injury he sustained by IOF gunfire during a raid into the Jenin refugee camp on October 9.
Palestinian media also reported that a youth was wounded after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Ya'bad, south of Jenin.
In an another development, a new Resistance group announced its establishment under the name of Biddya Brigade, and paraded through the streets of the town of Biddya, west of Salfit, in the occupied northern West Bank.
Attacks on Palestinian properties continued, as activists noted that settlers burned a Palestinian vehicle during their assault on the village of Madama, south of the city of Nablus. The town of Beita in south Nablus also witnessed confrontations with IOF storming the area.
Read more: In new violence surge, Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in W. Bank
With the martyrdom of the three youths, the number of Palestinians killed by "Israel" in the West Bank has risen to 459 since the beginning of the current year, including 251 since October 7.
Additionally, the Palestinian Prisoners Club reported that since October 7, the overall count of Palestinians held in Israeli detention has reached 3,325.
