Two articles describe how Israeli troops have killed 5 more Palestinians, one a youth riding his bicycle, another executed although he was unconscious and posed no threat. 12 others were shot; some are in serious condition. Israel has been responsible for the deaths of 89 Palestinians since the beginning of this year, including 17 children and one woman.
reposted from IMEMC – the International Middle East Media Center, March 17, 2023
Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian Near Ramallah
On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man near the Beit El military roadblock, at the northern entrance of Ramallah, in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh governorate, in the Central West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs informed it that the soldiers killed Yazan Omar Khasib, 23, at the western entrance of Beitin village.
It added that the army refused to allow Palestinian medics to approach the young man before taking his corpse away.
More than an hour after he was killed, the General Authority of Civil Affairs received Yazan’s corpse and took it to Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
The soldiers also closed roads and installed roadblocks, preventing the Palestinians from crossing.
It is worth mentioning that Yazan is from Qaffin town, north of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, but his family lives in Ramallah city.
His death brings the number of slain Palestinians since the beginning of this year to 89, including 17 children and one woman.
{NOTE: Middle East Eye adds: “The Israeli army claimed that Khasib had attempted to stab Israeli soldiers. ‘The suspect drew a knife and approached the forces who responded by opening fire,’ the army said.”
Undercover Israeli Soldiers Kill Four Palestinians In Jenin
reposted from IMEMC – the International Middle East Media Center, March 16, 2023
On Thursday, Israeli soldiers, including undercover forces, killed four Palestinians, including a child and a young man who was executed after being shot and seriously injured, and wounded more than 21 Palestinians, five seriously, in Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Yousef Saleh Barakat Shreim, 29, Nidal Amin Zidan Khazem, 28, Omar Mohammad Awadin, 14, and Luay Khalil Zghayyar, 37.
Defense For Children International – Palestine Branch, said on its Twitter account: “Israeli special forces shot 14-year-old Omar Mohammad Omar Awadin in the back with live ammunition while he was riding his bike outside his parents’ shop around 3 p.m. today in Jenin. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Jenin Government Hospital. (Read the DCFI report here.)
The Health Ministry added that the soldiers shot at least 21 Palestinians, including four who suffered life-threatening wounds.
It said 12 Palestinians who were shot with live fire, including four who suffered serious wounds, were rushed to the Ar-Razi Hospital, five were moved to Jenin governmental hospital, six, including one who was seriously injured and one who was rammed by an army jeep, were moved to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital.
One of the wounded Palestinians is a child, Ahmad Farahna, will be transferred to the Al-Maqasid hospital in Jerusalem, due to the seriousness of his wounds.
Eyewitnesses said undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the center of Jenin city and executed the Palestinians before many army vehicles invaded the area and started firing dozens of live rounds at the Palestinians and surrounding homes and properties.
A video from the scene shows an undercover soldier executing the seriously wounded Nidal Amin Khazem after shooting him a live round in the head, even though he was already lying flat on his stomach, motionless and unconscious.
Palestinian medics tried to reach Nidal, but the soldiers did not allow them through before the undercover officer executed him.
There has been a serious increase of cases where Israeli soldiers executed Palestinians, including in January of this year, 2023, when the soldiers killed Ahmad Kahala, 45, a father of five, from point-blank range with two live rounds in the neck near a military roadblock under Yabrud bridge, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
A similar incident occurred on December 2, 2022, in Huwwara town, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, when the soldiers executed Ammar Hamdi Mifleh, 22, while he was lying on the ground. After shooting Ammar on the ground once, the soldier then fired a total of four times again. Ammar was unarmed and was lying on the ground when he was shot.
After concluding its offensive in Jenin, the Israeli army said it carried out a joint operation with the undercover forces and intelligence officers, adding that one of the Palestinians, Nidal Amin Khazem, was a senior fighter of the Al-Quds Brigades of the Islamic jihad, and was “behind serious attacks against Israeli targets.”
The army claimed that the soldiers “neutralized a Palestinian who tried to throw a large iron object on the army, ” and stated that the soldiers “fired live rounds at Palestinian fighters who engaged in a fire exchange with the soldiers,” and said “its operations will continue to ensure Israel’s security.”
For a complete list of Palestinians and Israelis killed since 2000, please visit Israel-Palestine Timeline
NOTE: The entire West Bank has been under Israeli occupation since 1967; all its official entrances and exits are controlled by Israeli soldiers, making its Palestinian inhabitants virtual prisoners. Many are families that were ethnically cleansed from Israel during Israel’s founding war (see this and this and this). Israeli forces often invade them; one example is here.
Israel was established in 1947 through a war of ethnic cleansing of the indigenous population, both Muslims and Christians, and it continues to steal other people’s land for illegal colonies known as ‘settlements.’ While Palestinians most often use nonviolent resistance, a small number use armed resistance against the invaders.
Thanks to the pro-Israel lobby in the US, Congress disburses over $20 million per day of Americans’ tax money directly to and/or on behalf of Israel.
OTHER PALESTINIANS KILLED THIS MONTH:
- Israeli Troops Kill Three Palestinians Near Nablus
- Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians, a Palestinian Youth Dies of Injuries
- Israeli forces kill 6 Palestinians in Jenin raid, more settler violence
- Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager, Injure 2
- Israeli Soldiers Kill A Palestinian, Injure Two, Abduct Six, In Jericho
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