IOF kill 3 Palestinian youths in West Bank; 275 total in two months
Israeli occupation forces continue to conduct daily deadly incursions across the occupied West Bank at a more violent rate since October 7.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Sunday that Rami Jamal Al-Jundub, a 25-year-old young man, has succumbed to the injuries he sustained yesterday from Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in al-Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas.
This comes just one day after six Palestinians, including a minor, were killed in an Israeli incursion into the refugee camp. The storming also resulted in the wounding of several citizens. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces prevented medical teams from transferring the injured to receive care at the hospital.
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Israeli forces in a raid killed 6 Palestinians in Al-Fara refugee camp in the West Bank - Even ambulances were blocked by Israeli forces to carry injured to a hospital! pic.twitter.com/62TXOw9TV1
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) December 8, 2023
The martyrs were mourned and bid farewell by a massive crowd with footage circulating on social media showing a large number of people performing prayers in honor of the six martyred Palestinians.
طوفان بشري خلال تشييع جثامين الشهداء ال٦ في طوباس ومخيمها
— Malak 🖤𓂆 (@malakash0ur) December 8, 2023
إلى جنّات الخلد بإذن واحد أحد pic.twitter.com/m5XizKaBLj
Prohibited from treatment until martyred
Also on Sunday, in the town of Dura, south of al-Khalil, 25-year-old Sari Youssef Amro was martyred after Israeli occupation forces shot him while storming his home and then prevented him from receiving medical assistance. Additionally, his 23-year-old brother, Suhaib, was arrested during the incursion.
The father of the two youths conveyed in a statement to Palestinian media that Israeli forces had opened live fire inside their house, leading initially to his son Sari's injury. The occupation forces then detained Sari while he was bleeding and denied him medical attention, which led to his martyrdom.
The father further added that the IOF seized two vehicles, vandalized their home, and stole 400,000 shekels in cash and checks (~ $107,000).
Meanwhile, later in the day, the IOF shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian boy in another raid in the occupied West Bank town of Azzun, in Qalqilya.
The boy was identified as Mahmoud Abu Haniya by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
🔴 الشهيد الطفل محمود باسم أبو هنية (17 عاماً) الذي ارتقى مُتأثراً بإصابته برصاص الاحتلال في بلدة عزون قضاء قلقيلية pic.twitter.com/ezUF5RkCGS
— ساحات 🇵🇸 (@Sa7atPlBreaking) December 9, 2023
According to local sources, an Israeli military unit stormed Azzun, sparking confrontations with Palestinians defending their town, during which the Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition and toxic gas canisters. Abu Haniya was critically shot in the back, after which he was rushed to a nearby hospital. However, soon after, he succumbed to his wounds, as reported by the Ministry of Health.
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Over 4 martyrs a day on average
Following the killing of the two young Palestinians, the number of martyrs in the occupied West Bank has risen to 275 since October 7; more than 4 martyrs a day on average.
In a similar context, the number of Palestinians detained in the past two months has reached approximately 3,700, as the Israeli occupation intensifies its arrest campaigns, coinciding with the war on the Gaza Strip, as announced by the Palestinian Prisoners Club and the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission.
Earlier today, Palestinian media reported wide-scale incursions carried out by Israeli occupation forces across the cities and refugee camps of the occupied West Bank.
The IOF detained Palestinian youth Youssef al-Khatib, who had earlier been released as part of the recent indirect prisoner exchange deal between the Palestinian Resistance and the occupation entity, before releasing him hours later after brutally assaulting him.