Undercover Israeli agents executed a Palestinian young man, on Thursday, after chasing and firing live rounds at his vehicle in the city of Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the General Authority of Civil Affairs informed it that the army killed the young man, Mohammad Abdul Karim Khaled Brahma, 25, after chasing his vehicle and shooting at him, causing critical injuries, before confiscating his body.
Media sources said that a special Israeli force infiltrated Qalqilia city, on Thursday morning, chased the young man’s vehicle and opened heavy fire on the vehicle in the eastern part of the city, causing critical injuries.
After the shooting, military reinforcements arrived in the area, while soldiers prevented Palestinian ambulance crews from reaching the wounded man, and stormed many citizens’ homes.
Videos shared on social media platforms show occupation forces kicking and abusing the body of the slain young man, before seizing the body.
The army erected flying military roadblocks at the southern and eastern entrances to Qalqilia, preventing vehicles from entering or leaving the city, impeding the movement of citizens.
Sources added that armed Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the army in several areas of the city.
Since the beginning of the Israeli military onslaught against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 812 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 169 children, and injured 6,450.
The distribution of those killed in the West Bank is as follows; 222 in Jenin, 183 in Tulkarem, 89 in Nablus, 76 in Hebron, 66 in Tubas, 59 in Ramallah, 50 in occupied Jerusalem, 31 in Qalqilia, 20 in Bethlehem, 12 in Jericho, 12 inside Israel, and 4 in Salfit.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed 44,835 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, most of whom are women and children, and injured 106,356 citizens, while the bodies of thousands of citizens remain buried under the rubble of the devastated coastal enclave.
In related news, Israeli forces invaded the city of Qalqilia, early Thursday morning, and deployed infantry units in several neighborhoods.
Media sources said that occupation soldiers invaded and searched many citizens’ homes in the city, including that of the slain young man’s family.
Sources added the army fired tear gas canisters and concussion grenades during the incursion; no injuries were reported.
