Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager at point-blank as raids continue in West Bank

Israeli military forces have reportedly shot and killed a Palestinian teenager at point-blank range in the northwestern sector of the West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime’s incumbent far-right administration intensifies deadly raids across the occupied territories.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing local sources, reported that Israeli troops broke into Nur Shams refugee camp, located three kilometers (1.8 miles) east of Tulkarm, early on Friday, triggering confrontations with residents.

The sources added that Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged gunfire with the invading Israeli troops. There were no reports of any injuries among the forces.

According to eyewitnesses, the Israeli soldiers fired a barrage of live rounds, tear gas canisters and concussion grenades at young Palestinians who resisted the incursion.

Israeli troops shot 18-year-old Mahmoud Abu Sa’an in the head with a live round, reportedly at point-blank range.

The injured teenager was transported to Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Government Hospital in Tulkarm, where doctors pronounced him deceased shortly after arrival.

Sources added that Sa’an had just graduated from high school this year.

The raid comes as on Tuesday night, a Palestinian man was shot and killed after wounding at least six Israeli settlers during a retaliatory operation.

The shooting took place outside a shopping mall in the sprawling illegal settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, located seven kilometers (4.3 miles) east of al-Quds.  

Palestinian authorities identified him as 20-year-old Mohannad al-Mazraa from the nearby town of Azariya.

Israeli forces launch raids on various cities of the West Bank almost on a daily basis under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to violent confrontations with residents.

Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

More than 200 Palestinians have been killed this year in the occupied Palestinian territories and the besieged Gaza Strip. The majority of these fatalities have been recorded in the West Bank.

Israeli forces fatally shoot another Palestinian youth in occupied West Bank

Human rights groups have documented numerous cases of Israeli soldiers gunning down peaceful Palestinian protesters across the occupied territories.

At least 26 people have been killed in Palestinian retaliatory attacks against Israeli settlers during that time.

Those figures indicate that 2023 is already the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the United Nations began keeping track of fatalities in 2005.

Previously, 2022 had been the deadliest year with 150 Palestinians killed, of whom 33 were minors, according to the United Nations.

The rising number of fatalities last year prompted UN experts to condemn the treatment of Palestinians, including attacks on their homes and destruction of their property.

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