A 10-year-old disabled Palestinian child, Ahmad Mohammad al-Samar, was martyred today after his father was blocked, by Israeli occupation forces, from reaching a hospital that would have provided Ahmad with the life-saving treatment.

Ahmad's father, from the town of al-Yamoun to the west of Jenin, was seen rushing on foot to the Jenin Government Hospital, as he attempted to reach the medical facility while Israeli occupation forces blocked vehicles from entering its vicinity.

الطفل أحمد محمد السمار (10 أعوام) من ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة من بلدة اليامون غربي جنين، استشهد اليوم بسبب عدم قدرة الأب إيصاله إلى المشفى في الوقت المناسب في ظل محاصرة الاحتلال للمدينة وللمشافي#جنين #فلسطين_المحتلة #الضفة_الغربية pic.twitter.com/yNvKUmK2nB

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Al Mayadeen's camera captured this saddening moment where a helpless father carries his child in despair. Ahmad who recently caught an infectious disease died after occupation forces hurdled his path to the hospital, costing him his life, medical sources told Al Mayadeen.

Israeli occupation forces targeted and killed four #Palestinian youths with a drone strike in the Sibat neighborhood in the city of #Jenin, the occupied #WestBank.

Other than the occupation's brutal bombing of the Gaza Strip since October 7, "Israel" intensifies its aggression… pic.twitter.com/OXEdXuHTsa

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This development comes as Israeli occupation forces launch a wide-scale aggression on Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, which has seen occupation soldiers besiege several hospitals and hurdle the work of emergency services.

Although the occupation's military announced the commencement of its aggression on Jenin on Tuesday afternoon, occupation forces had begun raiding the Jenin refugee camp at 3:30 AM (local time).

An informed source told Al Mayadeen that this is the largest incursion into the northern West Bank city since a previous aggression early in July 2023. The incursion comes in the context of a broader Israeli policy aimed at silencing and oppressing Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip. In fact, occupation forces have committed nearly daily raids on cities and towns of the West Bank since October 7, aiming to suppress any support to the Gaza Strip. The occupation has arbitrarily detained thousands of Palestinians, executed multiple individuals, including children, and raided hundreds of homes in the occupied West Bank. 

On the other hand, the Palestinian Resistance has risen up on every possible occasion, confronting occupation forces all over the West Bank, including Jenin. On Tuesday, footage emerging from the city showed an Israeli military jeep that had reportedly been severely damaged by an improvised explosive device (IED). Footage was then circulated, depicting an armored bulldozer pulling the damaged vehicle from the scene.