On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians and abducted two in the Hebron governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part.
Media sources said more than fifteen armored Israeli military vehicles invaded Sa’ir and Shiokh towns, northeast of Hebron, leading to protests before the soldiers fired barrages of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.
During the invasions of the two towns, the army stormed and ransacked many homes, causing damage, interrogated and assaulted many Palestinians, before abducting two.
The sources added that the soldiers invaded the Ras Al-Aroud area, in the southern part of Sa’ir town, and attacked protesters with live rounds rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.
The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers shot Jihad Mohammad Hussein Shalalda, 39, causing serious wounds, before he was rushed to a medical center where he was pronounced dead.
It stated that Shalalda was from Sair town, and added that many Palestinians suffered cuts, bruises, and the effects of tear gas inhalation.
The soldiers also invaded Shiokh town, stormed and ransacked many homes, and occupied rooftops before using them as firing posts and monitoring towers.
Many Palestinians protested the invasion, before the soldiers killed Ramez Mohammad Halayqa, 22, after shooting him with live fire.
It is worth mentioning that, just two hours after withdrawing from Sa’ir, the army invaded it again, before storming and violently searching a shop that sells agricultural products and one home.
Israel has now killed at least 580 Palestinians, including 140 children, and injured more than 5,350 Palestinians, in the occupied West Bank, since October 7, 2023
Also, the Israeli occupation has continued its aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the killing of 39,090 Palestinians, the majority of whom were women and children, and the injury of 90,147 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, where ambulance and rescue crews cannot reach them.
