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Israeli forces shoot Palestinian, detain 4 others in Nablus raid

Monday, 12 June 2023 9:00 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 12 June 2023 9:10 AM ]

Israeli forces patrol outside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds' Old City on April 5, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli forces have stormed several neighborhoods in the West Bank governorate of Nablus, shooting a Palestinian youth and detaining four others.

Citing security sources, the Palestinian WAFA news agency reported on Monday that the Palestinian youth suffered a live bullet injury in his foot.

The occupation forces, the report added, ransacked a coffee shop before firing live bullets and toxic gas at local residents.

They also broke into the family house of martyr Wadih al-Houh, eight months after his assassination, the Palestinian Information Center reported.

Those detained included Rashad Shaheen and his 14-year-old son Rayyan from the village of Qaryout, and two others from Beita town.

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Another Palestinian wounded near Jenin

Also on Monday, another Palestinian youth was shot by Israeli gunfire and dozens suffered tear gas inhalation, during a similar raid in the town of Zababdeh, south of the West Bank city of Jenin.

Five more arrests across West Bank

Additionally, the regime forces raided Jalazone refugee camp near the city of Ramallah and detained one Palestinian.

Another Palestinian was rounded up in the town of Biddu, near the city of al-Quds.

In the south of the West Bank, Israeli soldiers detained a Palestinian from Dheisheh refugee camp and two others from the town of Dura.

شاهد | لحظة اختطاف قوات خاصة من جيش الاحتلال الشاب ماهر الولجي من مخيم الدهيشة، قبل قليل. pic.twitter.com/DWtQ0HC5RV
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) June 12, 2023

Tensions have been running high in the occupied West Bank over the past year, with the Israeli military conducting near-nightly raids under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians.

Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 160 Palestinians, including 28 children and six women, since the start of 2023.

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