Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in Nablus, northern West Bank

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
26 Feb 2025 00:31
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Dozens of Palestinians, including a seven-month-old infant, suffered from suffocation due to the toxic gas and tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces in the vicinity of the western cemetery in Nablus.

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Palestinian youths run to avoid tear gas fired by Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus city amid a weeks-long offensive in the occupied West Bank on February 25, 2025. (AFP)

A Palestinian youth succumbed to critical injuries sustained from Israeli occupation forces' gunfire on Tuesday evening during a raid on the city of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.

Medical sources said the youth was killed after being critically wounded by live bullets to the chest.

Additionally, seven Palestinians were shot with live ammunition in various parts of their bodies, three others were injured by bullet fragments, and another was hurt from a fall.

Dozens of Palestinians, including a seven-month-old infant, suffered from suffocation due to the toxic gas and tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces in the vicinity of the western cemetery on al-Jamaa Street.

Local sources reported that teams from the Palestinian Red Crescent and the Nablus Municipality Fire Department evacuated kindergartens near the site of the Israeli raid.

Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen's correspondent confirmed the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Nablus after several hours of incursion.

Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli forces stormed Nablus for the third time since morning, deploying around the city's western cemetery.

Local sources indicated that Israeli soldiers violated the sanctity of the cemetery and demolished several graves.

The sources added that Israeli forces also raided the eastern part of the city, firing live ammunition and toxic gas canisters around the Askar refugee camp, injuring a Palestinian in the leg with live fire.