Palestinian teen succumbs to wounds sustained from IOF in Ariha
The 17-year-old was taken by Israeli occupation forces after being wounded on Sunday to a hospital in occupied al-Quds where he succumbed to his injuries.
Palestinian teenager Mohammed al-Bitar, 17, was martyred on Sunday after succumbing to wounds sustained a day earlier by Israeli occupation forces storming the Aqabat Jabr camp in Ariha, occupied West Bank.
His killing raises the number of teens killed in the camp by IOF in the past 24 hours to two.
After receiving the fatal injury on Saturday, al-Bitar was taken by IOF to a hospital in occupied al-Quds, where he passed away today.
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Wafa news agency reported that Ahmed Ashraf Hamidat, 15, was killed on Saturday by Israeli occupation forces near the cemetery of the Aqabat Jabr camp.
15-year-old Palestinian teenager Ahmed Ashraf Hamidat was shot dead, and another Palestinian civilian was injured during an Israeli raid on the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp near Ariha in the occupied #WestBank.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) June 2, 2024
The condition of the second person involved in the incident remains… pic.twitter.com/UIaf7XpgLk
Since the start of the war on Gaza last October, the number of Palestinians killed by IOF in the occupation West Bank rose to 521, including 131 children. Around 5,000 Palestinians were wounded during the same period. Additionally, "Israel" has detained over 8,850 Palestinians in the past eight months.
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Palestinian news sources reported on Saturday that Palestinian Resistance fighters confronted occupation forces storming the Aqabat Jaber camp, and the town of Silet al-Dhahr, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank,
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Jenin - announced that they engaged in intense battles with Israeli forces invading the town of Kafr Dan, using machine guns and explosive devices.
Furthermore, in Nablus, Al-Aqsa Martyrs confronted IOF storming the vicinity of the Balata camp.
The Resistance group also said that its brigades in Tulkarm on Friday targeted Israeli forces storming the Shweika suburb of Tulkarm using IEDs.