Israeli forces killed a Palestinian youth and assaulted two paramedics, on Wednesday night, after invading the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the young man Osama Yasser Kamil (20 years old) was shot and killed by occupation forces in Qabatiya town.
Media sources reported that Israeli forces shot Kamil in the abdomen with live ammunition while he was in the cafes area in Qabatiya town; he was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The sources added that the army stormed the town of Qabatiya on Wednesday evening, deploying sharpshooters and infantry units, and storming citizen’s homes.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that occupation soldiers assaulted and injured two ambulance crew members who were treating a wounded citizen; they were transported to the hospital.
In a statement, the army claimed that a Palestinian threw an explosive device at occupation forces near Qabatiya, adding that soldiers “responded by firing and killed the young man.” There were no reports of injuries among the occupation forces.
The army claimed that a number of explosive devices were found inside the slain youth’s vehicle and were neutralized at the scene.
In the same context, occupation forces embarked on a wide-scale military operation targeting the city of Tubas and surrounding towns in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.
Since the beginning of the year, Israeli forces and colonizers have killed 249 Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank, including 50 children and 7 women.
Since the beginning of the year, occupation forces and illegal settlers have killed 81 Palestinians in Jenin, 45 in Nablus, 31 in Tubas, 25 in Hebron, 21 in Ramallah, 17 in Tulkarem, 10 in Jerusalem, 9 in Bethlehem, 6 in Qalqilia, 3 in Salfit, and 1 in Jericho, according to the Shireen Observatory.
In the Gaza Strip, the overall death toll since October 7, 2023 has increased to 69,785 including women and children, while at least 170,965 Palestinians have sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of Israel’s military onslaught.
