Former Palestinian Deputy PM Nasser Al-Shaer wounded in Nablus
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Former Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Al-Shaer was shot in Nablus by unknown assailants.
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Former Palestinian Deputy PM Nasser Al-Shaer
On Friday evening, former Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Al-Din Al-Shaer was wounded in the village of Kafr Qelil, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.
Police spokesman Colonel Louay Irzeigat reported that Nasser Al-Din Al-Shaer was wounded after he was shot by unknown assailants in Nablus.
He added that the police and security services have begun search and investigation procedures for the perpetrators.
ندين اطلاق النار على الدكتور ناصر الدين الشاعر في قرية كفر قليل، بشكلٍ لا يمكن تفسيره إلا على أنه محاولة اغتيال.
— (lawyers for justice)محامون من أجل العدالة (@law4justiceps) July 22, 2022
Lawyers for justice;We condemn the shooting at Dr.Nasir al-Din al-Shaer in the village of Kafr Qelil,in a way that can only be interpreted as an assassination attempt. pic.twitter.com/9TE62Pt5Jq
Local sources stated that he was shot by several bullets in his feet and was taken to Rafidia Hospital for treatment, but his health condition is stable.
For his part, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, condemned the incident and stressed that such actions are unacceptable.
Abbas issued orders to the security services to immediately investigate the incident, arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice, wishing Al-Shaer a speedy recovery.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
