Before dawn on Friday, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man after storming his home in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Occupation forces also shot a 14-year-old child with live ammunition after invading the town of Zababdah, southeast of the city.
The ARAB48 News website reported that occupation forces killed the citizen Fathi Zidan Khazem, 58, before dawn, after breaking into his home in the main roundabout area of Jenin city.
Israeli forces shot Khazem, a retired colonel in the Palestinian National Security Forces, with live ammunition during the home invasion; photos taken at the scene reveal that he suffered severe blood loss in a brutal attack by Israeli soldiers.
Israeli forces shot Khazem, a retired colonel in the Palestinian National Security Forces, with live ammunition during the home invasion; photos taken at the scene reveal that he suffered severe blood loss in a brutal attack by Israeli soldiers.
The Times of Israel quoted the army who claimed that a “Palestinian assailant” attempted to stab one of its soldiers in Jenin city before they shot him dead, adding that no soldiers were injured during the alleged attack.
The WAFA News Agency reported that Israeli soldiers denied medical treatment to Hazem, by preventing ambulance crews from approaching, which resulted in his excessive blood loss and death, before they confiscated his body and took it to an unknown location.
It is important to mention that occupation forces killed two of Hazem’s sons in 2022; Ra’ad Fathi Zidan Khazem, 28, was killed on April 8, 2022, inside Israel, while his brother Abdul-Rahman Fathi Zidan Khazem, 27, was killed on September 28, 2022 during a military offensive in Jenin. His daughter, Shaima’, is also imprisoned by Israel.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian child with live rounds before dawn Friday, after storming the town of Zababdah, southeast of Jenin.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its ambulance crews transported a 14-year-old child to the hospital after soldiers shot him in the chest and back with live ammunition; his condition was not known at the time of this report.
Palestine TV reported on social media that occupation forces blocked ambulance crews from approaching the wounded citizen for a period of time.
In related news, occupation forces abducted the citizen Ibrahim Al-Bitawi in an attempt to force his son Qais to surrender himself after storming the American Arab University dormitories in Jenin, according to the Quds News Network.
The Palestine Information Center reported that occupation forces abducted the citizen Mohammad Faris Jaradat, after storming his home in the Al-Hadaf neighborhood, near the Jenin refugee camp.
