Before dawn on Wednesday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian woman in her home, after the army invaded the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.
The Jerusalem Governorate announced the death of Zahiyya Jouda Al-Obeidi, 66, after Israeli forces shot her in the head during their invasion of the Shu’fat refugee camp.
The Palestinian woman was killed during a large-scale Israeli military invasion of the refugee camp, following the incursion of undercover soldiers and military units into its alleys. They fired barrages of live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades, resulting in multiple suffocation injuries and widespread panic among residents.
Hours after the soldiers killed Zahiyya, the Israeli army and security services summoned her husband for interrogation.
In recent weeks, the Shu’fat refugee camp—along with other Palestinian communities in occupied Jerusalem—has experienced daily military incursions, including violent home invasions, resident interrogations, and numerous abductions.
The Shireen Observatory confirmed that the elderly female was shot by occupation soldiers while she was standing in the window inside her home in the refugee camp.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces invaded the towns of Ar-Ram and Hizma, north and northeast of Jerusalem, on Tuesday evening.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that occupation forces stormed the Al-Barid neighborhood in Ar-Ram town, while soldiers opened fire with tear gas canisters; there were no injuries reported.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers abducted a young man after storming his home in Jabal al-Mokabber, southeast of occupied Jerusalem.
The Jerusalem Governorate reported that occupation forces abducted the young man, Mohammad Issam Awisat, after storming his home on Tuesday evening.
Since the beginning of the year, Israeli forces have killed 160 Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank, including 28 children and 6 women.
Occupation forces have killed 57 Palestinians in Jenin, 28 in Nablus, 26 in Tubas, 16 in Tulkarem, 8 in Hebron, 6 in Bethlehem, 6 in Ramallah, 5 in Jerusalem, 4 in Qalqilia, 3 in Salfit, and 1 in Jericho.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli soldiers and illegal paramilitary colonizers in the occupied West Bank have killed 994 Palestinians. Among the victims are 201 children, 21 adult women, and 15 elderly individuals. The toll also includes 28 detainees who died in Israeli prisons, and one journalist who was killed while reporting. Additionally, 239 of the slain remain in Israeli custody, with their bodies withheld from return to their families.
Out of the total number of fatalities, 25 were killed directly by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers, while 403 were slain during Israeli military invasions. Another 288 Palestinians were killed in targeted assassinations.
In the Gaza Strip, the overall death toll since October 7, 2023 has increased to 56,077, including women and children, while at least 131,848 Palestinians have sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of Israel’s military onslaught.
