On Tuesday before dawn, Israeli troops shot and killed a 44 year old Palestinian father of three identified as Shadi Issa Jalaita, according to the director of Jericho Governmental Hospital.
According to the Wafa Palestinian news agency, Shadi is the brother of the prisoner Fadi Jalaita, 46, who has been imprisoned by Israeli authorities for 24 years. He was sentenced to 25 years, and is scheduled to be released next year. He also lost his father while in prison.
Two civilians were also injured by Israeli gunfire during the Israeli military raid into Aqbat Jabr and Ain al-Sultan refugee camps, in the south and north of Jericho, respectively.
Israeli troops also invaded Al-Duyuk Al-Fawqa village in the Jericho district, as well as several neighborhoods in the city of Jericho.
The Jericho invasion comes after a multi-day raid in the Tulkarem district in which Israeli troops killed 14 Palestinians, and bulldozed and bombed most of the Nour al-Shams refugee camp, leaving it in unrecognizable ruins.
Health sources reported that a boy in Aqbat Jabr camp was wounded by a bullet in the chest, and his injury was described as serious. He was transferred to Ramallah Governmental Hospital, and a second person who was shot in the knee was taken to Jericho Governmental Hospital.
Local sources said that the two camps were stormed simultaneously by the Israeli occupation forces, who raided and searched a number of houses.
Sporadic clashes erupted between the Israeli occupation forces and groups of Palestinian youth.
The Wafa news agency also reported that the Israeli occupation forces arrested a member of the Fatah movement in the Ain al-Sultan refugee camp. The abducted political leader was identified as Khamis Abu Dahouk.
