IOF kill nine Palestinians protesting aggression on Gaza in West Bank
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The Israeli occupation forces have so far killed 44 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood last Saturday.
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Palestinians rally in the West Bank in support of Gaza and the Resistance against the brutal Israeli aggression on the Strip on Friday, October 13, 2023 (Social media)
Nine Palestinians were martyred during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces across the West Bank as large numbers of people took to the streets in support of Gaza and protested the Israeli aggression on the Strip. This raises the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank to 44 martyrs since last Saturday.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, out of a total of 1,800 Palestinian martyrs in Gaza so far, 583 are children and 351 are women.
Demonstrators were raising slogans supporting the Resistance in Gaza, calling for the escalation of popular action and confrontations with the Israeli army at all points of contact to support the blockaded Strip.
Read more: Palestinian children, bank of targets in Israeli aggression on Gaza
Palestinian medical sources announced the martyrdom of 14-year-old child Amir Mlitat after being shot in the head by Israeli occupation forces near the Beit Furik military checkpoint east of Nablus.
استشهاد الفتى أمير مليطات من بيت فوريك قضاء نابلس برصاص الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/8ejM2St5wD
— شجاعية (@shejae3a) October 13, 2023
During confrontations with Israeli occupation forces across the West Bank, three Palestinians were martyred in Tulkarm, one in al-Khalil, and one in Beit Lahm. The martyrdom location of the remaining Palestinians was not yet announced by the Health Ministry.
Read more: Gaza health sector collapsing in hours: Health official to Al Mayadeen
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that a number of Palestinian youths were injured by IOF gunfire in different areas of the West Bank. In Beit Ummar in al-Khalil, Israeli forces besieging a house were confronted by a large group of Palestinians defending the city.
لا تمُت قبل ان تكون رافِضا لفكرة الاحتلال 🇵🇸✌️
— Ashqar (@salem_ashqarr) October 13, 2023
الشهيد اسلام ابوزنط من طولكرم pic.twitter.com/rieK7e4qVn
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Israeli occupation forces raised readiness and alert in occupied Al-Quds fearing potential developments in today's mass demonstrations.
The West Bank rallies in support of Gaza and the Resistance are simultaneously taking place with the demonstrations of hundreds of thousands in Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Oman, Algeria, and several other Arab and Islamic countries.
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