Palestinians confront Israeli settlers in Sheikh Jarrah
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The Israeli occupation forces were providing protection for Israeli settlers who sought to assault Palestinians rallying in solidarity with the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
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Israeli forces search for suspects following a shooting attack in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Al-Quds, April 18, 2023 (AP)
Confrontations broke out between Palestinians and the Israeli occupation forces, who were accompanying Israeli settlers, in occupied Al-Quds, occupied Palestine, an Al Mayadeen correspondent reported.
The Israeli occupation forces used tear gas and stun grenades against the Palestinian youths before physically abusing them.
A group of settlers assaulted Palestinians who had organized a rally to raise awareness about the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. Israeli settlers were also seen tearing up a Palestinian flag and chasing down Palestinians.
#AlMayadeen correspondent: Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, are attacking a #Palestinian rally being carried out by the people of #SheikhJarrah in occupied #AlQuds. pic.twitter.com/08kfuiJW5b
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 21, 2023
Across the city and into the West Bank, the Israeli occupation forces were also assaulting Palestinians in the West Bank, with one Palestinian child suffering injuries after the IOF shot him in Jenin.
Mohammad Marwan Talal, 12, was shot by the IOF while he was near the settlement wall built on the lands of the village of Al-Arqa, south of Jenin, local sources reported.
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It is worth noting that at least 92 Palestinians, including children, have been killed by Israeli occupation forces since the beginning of the year.
According to the same sources, medics rushed to the site to tend to the child whose injuries were described as "moderate".
The Israeli occupation issued orders to demolish two Palestinian homes in Ramallah and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed Wednesday dawn Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds and removed a banner - displayed in solidarity with the Resistance - from the courtyards of the mosque, which resulted in electrical wires being cut off in one of the Mosque's gates.
Read next: Palestinian youth severely injured by IOF gunfire in northern Al-Quds
Concurrently, IOF hysterically searched a Palestinian vehicle in the vicinity of Bab Al-Sahira.
The occupation forces also launched wide-ranging raids and arrests that targeted cities in the occupied West Bank, including Jenin, Nablus, Nahaleen, Beit Lahm, Areeha, and Ain Al-Sultan camp, as well as Al-Ram village, northeast of Al-Quds, and Ras Shehadeh neighborhood in the Shuafat refugee camp.
