Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth over alleged car-ramming attempt in West Bank
Israeli forces have fatally shot a Palestinian youth in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, saying he attempted to carry out a car-ramming attack against the regime's troops at a checkpoint.
Issa Riyad Issa Jabali, 28, was killed by Israeli troops after they opened fire at his car near the Huwara checkpoint south of Nablus on Thursday morning, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, citing Palestinian security sources.
The Israeli military alleged in a statement that the young man, a resident of Beita town located 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) southeast of Nablus, was trying to ram his car into the regime's soldiers stationed at the checkpoint.
Israeli troops withheld Jabali’s body after the fatal shooting.
The Israeli military launched a large-scale offensive in the West Bank on January 21, just two days after a Gaza ceasefire deal between the Tel Aviv regime and Hamas came into effect.
The onslaught has resulted in the displacement of more than 35,000 Palestinians from the Jenin, Tulkarm and Far’a refugee camps.
According to the United Nations, some 90 percent of the residents of the Jenin and Tulkarm refugee camps have been forced to flee.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says displacement and destruction in the Jenin camp have turned the area into a “ghost town,” while the UN human rights office says the killings and the demolition of homes “indicate ongoing violations of international law.”
Since the offensive began, Israeli forces have killed dozens of Palestinians. As of February 13, WAFA news agency has documented 73 killings, including 38 in Jenin, 15 in Tubas, seven in Nablus, eight in Tulkarm, three in al-Khalil, two in Bethlehem, and one in al-Quds.
There are 10 children, three women, and two elderly people among the fatalities.
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