Updated 2: On Friday, Israeli soldiers killed fifteen Palestinians, including two children, and injured hundreds, some seriously, in several parts of the occupied West Bank during protests against the Israeli war on Gaza and the escalating violations in the West Bank. The army also killed a journalist in southern Lebanon.
Laith Abu Morra, 16, was killed by Israeli army fire in the Al-Isawiya town in occupied Jerusalem; many Palestinians were injured.
The soldiers killed, on Friday night, Hussein Mo’taz Mousa, 16, near the Annexation Wall in Beit Liqya town, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Medics rushed him to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, but he succumbed to his serious wounds.
Ayham Eyad Issa Jabarin, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers who shot him in the head in the Al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem.
Rafat Tha’er Mohanna, 20, was killed by Israeli soldiers who opened fire at many Palestinian cars west of Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot several Palestinians in the face, back, armed and legs, inflicting moderate-to-severe-wounds.
Oct 13, 2023 at 20:08: In Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank, the soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinians, marching on their lands west of the city, and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs at them.
Medical sources said the soldiers killed four young men, Sameh Khaled Odah Abu Tabeekh, 25, from Baqat Al-Hatab, north of Qalqilia, Bakr Hasan Jamma’in, 38, from Ikataba area in Tulkarem, Islam Bilal Abu Zanat, 24, from Tulkarem, and Qassem Hakam Aref Hajras, 23.
The soldiers also shot at least fifteen Palestinians with live fire, including a few who suffered critical wounds.
In addition, the Health Ministry said the doctors managed to revive a child, 15, after his heart stopped due to a gunshot wound to the artery in the thigh and remains in a very serious condition.
The three Palestinians were among at least five young men the soldiers shot with live fire, in addition to many who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets.
The soldiers also fired many live rounds at Palestinian medics trying to reach wounded Palestinians and at journalists.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers killed a Palestinian child near the Beit Furik military roadblock east of the city.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot the child, Amir Mleitat, 14, with a live round in the head and injured many Palestinians during protests against the escalating Israeli violations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed Issa Sami Za’al Jibrin, 26, during protests in Tuqu’ town, east of the city.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot Issa with a live round to the head before he was rushed to a hospital, where his death was confirmed.
During the young man’s funeral procession, the soldiers injured a young man with bullets shrapnel in the chest and the neck.
The soldiers also shot a young man in the leg and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation in the Wadi Al-Hummus area east of Bethlehem.
In Tubas, in the northwestern West Bank, the soldiers killed a Palestinian man during protests in Atouf village, southeast of the city.
Medical sources identified the slain Palestinian Mohammad Ahmad Bisharat, 32, from Tammoun town, south of Tubas.
In Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, the soldiers killed two Palestinians, Mosab Ahmad Al-Madhoun, 23, in the Bab Az-Zawiya area, in the center of the city, and Issa Maher Ahmad Al-Emla, 21, in Beit Ola town, west of Hebron.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed Issa Sami Za’al Jibril, 26, in Tuqu town, east of the city.
Medical sources said the soldiers shot the young man with live rounds during protests at the western entrance of the town.
They added that the soldiers also shot three young men at Bethlehem’s northern entrance, causing moderate-to-severe wounds.
In the Al-Isawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Taher Mustafa, 15, after shooting him with a live round to the chest and the head.
In addition, the soldiers shot three Palestinians with live fire near the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank.
In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers killed Suleiman Farid Malsa, 24, after shooting him in the head, in Deir Ibzi’ town, west of the city.
The soldiers also moderately injured a young man after shooting him in the chest in Aboud town, northwest of the city.
The soldiers also invaded Budrus village, west of Ramallah, and shot a young man with a live round in the chest, causing serious wounds.
In Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers shot and seriously injured a young man and injured several other Palestinians.
In addition, the soldiers abducted two siblings Tareq and Ali Hmeid Ka’abna from their homes in Khirbet Zoqa in the Northern Plains of the West Bank.
It is worth mentioning that the army killed a journalist working for Reuters, cameraman Issam Abdullah, after the army fired a shell and live fire at protesters near the border, south of Lebanon, also wounding five journalists, working for Al-Jazeera and AFP.
