The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian teenager close to a checkpoint within the northern West Bank metropolis of Nablus on Tuesday, alleging he had tried to stab troopers.
Israeli Army Radio reported that {the teenager} was “neutralized” by gunfire close to the Deir Sharaf junction, northwest of Nablus, after allegedly making an attempt to stab reserve troopers.
The time period “neutralized” is commonly utilized by Israel to explain violent actions ensuing within the dying of civilians, with the radio station noting that no Israeli troopers had been injured within the incident.
The station didn’t present particular details about the Palestinian’s destiny, however different Israeli media shops, together with Srugim and 0404 web sites, reported that he was killed on the spot by gunfire.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health later confirmed in an announcement that the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority – liable for coordinating with Israel – had knowledgeable it of the dying of 18-year-old Walid Ashraf Muhammad Hussein as a result of Israeli gunfire close to Nablus.
Witnesses instructed Anadolu Agency that Israeli troopers on the Deir Sharaf checkpoint opened fireplace on a younger man approaching them.
In latest years, the Israeli army has performed common raids within the West Bank, which have escalated because the battle on Gaza started on Oct. 7, 2023.
Palestinians have additionally confronted violent assaults from unlawful Israeli settlers.
At least 780 Palestinians have been killed and over 6,300 others injured by Israeli military fireplace within the occupied territory, in accordance with the Ministry of Health.
The escalation follows a landmark opinion by the International Court of Justice in July, which declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land “illegal” and demanded the evacuation of all present settlements within the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Source: www.dailysabah.com