Invading Israeli soldiers kill 19-year-old, injure another, abduct 5, in Jenin

Taher Mohammad Zakarna, 19, killed by Invading Israeli forces.

Invading Israeli soldiers shot Taher Mohammad Zakarna, 19, in the head in Qabatia town, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank

Reposted from IMEMC

Updated: On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city and Qabatia town, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, killed a young Palestinian man, injured another, and abducted five.

Palestinian medical sources have confirmed that the soldiers killed Taher Mohammad Zakarna, 19, in Qabatia town, south of Jenin.

He was shot with three live rounds, one in the head and two in the thigh, and succumbed to his serious wounds at the ar-Razi hospital in Jenin.

Another Palestinian was injured with live fire after Israeli soldiers shot him in Qabatia.

The soldiers also abducted five Palestinians, including one who was kidnapped from a bakery where he works.

Updated From:
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, One Seriously, Abduct Five, In Jenin
Published on: Sep 5, 2022, at 08:43

On Monday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and Qabatia town, south of Jenin, shot two Palestinians, including one who suffered serious wounds and abducted five.

Medical sources in Jenin said the soldiers shot a young man, Taher Zakarna, with a live round in the head, in Qabatia, inflicting life-threatening wounds, during protests that erupted after many army jeeps invaded it.

Israeli military vehicles invade the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, April 9, 2022. (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) (photo)

They added that the soldiers also shot and moderately injured another young Palestinian man during the invasion.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked several homes and buildings and abducted a young man, Odai Manasra, from his work at a bakery they stormed in Qabatia.

In Jenin city, the soldiers stormed and searched several homes before abducting four young men, Amin Sa’adi, Nawras Ghawadra, Mohmmad Nasif Ghawadra, and Nidal Saba’na.

Palestinian resistance fighters also exchanged fire with the Israeli soldiers who invaded several parts of Jenin city.

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