Two Palestinians martyred in Israeli raid in Qalqilya
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The Israeli occupation forces conduct several raids in the occupied West Bank, killing two individuals in Qalqilya in the process.
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Mourners carry the body of Mustafa Marhi, a PIJ Resistance fighter killed in a raid by Israeli forces in the village of Kafr Dan, near the West Bank city of Jenin, occupied Palestine, June 12, 2024. (AP)
Two young men were fatally shot Friday by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Qalqilya. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that the General Authority for Civil Affairs confirmed the deaths of Mahmoud Hassan Abdul Rahman Zaid, 28, and Ihab Abdul Karim Musa Abu Hamed, 29.
According to witnesses, a special unit of the Israeli occupation forces fired upon the vehicle occupied by Zaid and Abu Hamed in central Qalqilya. The incident occurred after the forces stormed the city through its eastern entrance.
The gunfire led to the deaths of the two men, causing their vehicle to crash into a curb in front of a local shop before coming to a halt.
The Gideon Unit of the Israeli Police assassinated the two martyrs, Ihab Abdel Karim Abu Hamed and Mahmoud Hassan Zaid, in the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/hFOtPsxzHY
— خالد الجلاصي (@Khaledjelassi10) June 21, 2024
Israeli forces prevented medical teams and civilians from accessing the scene. Local sources reported that the IOF confiscated the vehicle and detained the bodies of the deceased before withdrawing from the city. Additionally, two Palestinians who were nearby sustained injuries during the incident.
The deaths of Zaid and Abu Hamed bring the total number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 7 to 552, a stark figure that includes 135 children, according to the Ministry of Health.
A young Palestinian man, early Friday morning, was wounded by Israeli occupation forces storming the Qaddura refugee camp in Ramallah, occupied West Bank.
Palestinian media later reported a second injury near al-Manara Square in Ramallah. Moreover, it was also reported that the Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas at Ramallah Hospital.
It is important to note that, initially, the Red Crescent reported that the Israeli occupation forces were preventing them from attending to the injured.
In the context of escalating assaults in the West Bank, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the Jala area in Beit Ummar town north of al-Khalil, the city of al-Bireh, the Jalazone camp, and the town of Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
