West Bank (Palestinian)

July 26, 2023: Mohammad Abdul Hakim Naim Nada, 23, was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the Al-Ein refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Ministry of Health confirmed.

Local sources reported that occupation special forces invaded the Al-Ein camp in Nablus, backed by large army reinforcements who were stationed throughout the camp, while sharpshooters occupied rooftops of civilian homes.

Palestinian youths protested the incursion, while armed Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the invading army.

Soldiers fired live rounds and tear gas canisters, seriously injuring one young man in the chest with a live round and causing dozens to sustain inhalation injuries from exposure to tear gas.

Medical sources at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that the critically injured young man was transported to hospital, and pronounced dead from a deadly gunshot wound to the chest, shortly after arrival.

The Ministry of Health identified the slain young man as Mohammad Abdul Hakim Naim Nada, 23.

It was reported that a large army force besieged a Palestinian-owned home in the camp, and abducted Nour Al-Basiouni, who was forced to surrender to the army, according to the young man’s brother.

Furthermore, at least one woman was injured when an Israeli military vehicle struck the vehicle she was in, while a number of other vehicles sustained damage as a result of the army incursion.

On Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian mourners attended the funeral procession for the slain Muhammad Abdul Hakim Naim Nada, in front of the Rafidia Governmental Hospital in Nablus.

Mourners carried the body on their shoulders through the streets, to the “Martyrs’ Roundabout” at the center of the city, where the funeral prayer was performed.

Finally, the body was carried to the Al-Ein refugee camp where his family and loved ones bid a final farewell, before laying him to rest in the camp’s cemetery.

The day before, Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinian men after an exchange of fire in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus, killing Noureddine Tayseer Al-Ardah, 32, Montaser Bahjat Ali Salama, 33, and Saad Maher Al-Kharraz, 43.

Mohammad was from al-Ein refugee camp in Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

July 25, 2023: Montaser Bahjat Ali Salama, 33, was shot and killed by Israeli forces along with two other men who were in a car that came under heavy fire from Israeli forces who were invading the area.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three Palestinian men were in a vehicle, parked at the entrance to Jabal Gerizim (Mount Gerizim), south of Nablus.

The three men who were killed were identified as Noureddine Tayseer Al-Ardah, 32, Montaser Bahjat Ali Salama, 33, and Saad Maher Al-Kharraz, 43.

The Israeli army claimed that one young man exited the vehicle and allegedly opened fire at soldiers who were stationed in the area.

Occupation forces opened heavy fire at the vehicle, killing all three occupants. No injuries were reported among the army.

Israeli channel Kan claimed that the slain men had “opened fire at a military force in the area, which in turn responded with fire and killed those inside, while M-16 rifles were found inside the vehicle.”

Security sources said that Israeli occupation forces denied ambulance crews and journalists access to the scene, and eyewitnesses said that the army deliberately destroyed the surveillance cameras in the area.

In a statement, the army claimed that all three men were armed, and alleged that there were three M16 rifles, a pistol, cartridges and other equipment found in the car.

Soldiers closed the iron gate at the entrance to Mount Gerizim, for a number of hours, preventing Palestinian citizens from entering or leaving.

It was added that soldiers confiscated the bodies of the slain men, in addition to their vehicle.

Montaser was from Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

July 25, 2023: Noureddine Tayseer Al-Ardah, 32, was shot and killed by Israeli forces along with two other men who were in a car that came under heavy fire from Israeli forces who were invading the area.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three Palestinian men were in a vehicle, parked at the entrance to Jabal Gerizim (Mount Gerizim), south of Nablus.

The three men who were killed were identified as Noureddine Tayseer Al-Ardah, 32, Montaser Bahjat Ali Salama, 33, and Saad Maher Al-Kharraz, 43.

The Israeli army claimed that one young man exited the vehicle and allegedly opened fire at soldiers who were stationed in the area.

Occupation forces opened heavy fire at the vehicle, killing all three occupants. No injuries were reported among the army.

Israeli channel Kan claimed that the slain men had “opened fire at a military force in the area, which in turn responded with fire and killed those inside, while M-16 rifles were found inside the vehicle.”

Security sources said that Israeli occupation forces denied ambulance crews and journalists access to the scene, and eyewitnesses said that the army deliberately destroyed the surveillance cameras in the area.

In a statement, the army claimed that all three men were armed, and alleged that there were three M16 rifles, a pistol, cartridges and other equipment found in the car.

Soldiers closed the iron gate at the entrance to Mount Gerizim, for a number of hours, preventing Palestinian citizens from entering or leaving.

It was added that soldiers confiscated the bodies of the slain men, in addition to their vehicle.

Nourredine was from Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

July 25, 2023: Saad Maher Al-Kharraz, 43, was shot and killed by Israeli forces along with two other men who were in a car that came under heavy fire from Israeli forces who were invading the area. Saad was the father of a one-month old baby.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three Palestinian men were in a vehicle, parked at the entrance to Jabal Gerizim (Mount Gerizim), south of Nablus.

The three men who were killed were identified as Noureddine Tayseer Al-Ardah, 32, Montaser Bahjat Ali Salama, 33, and Saad Maher Al-Kharraz, 43.

The Israeli army claimed that one young man exited the vehicle and allegedly opened fire at soldiers who were stationed in the area.

Occupation forces opened heavy fire at the vehicle, killing all three occupants. No injuries were reported among the army.

Israeli channel Kan claimed that the slain men had “opened fire at a military force in the area, which in turn responded with fire and killed those inside, while M-16 rifles were found inside the vehicle.”

Security sources said that Israeli occupation forces denied ambulance crews and journalists access to the scene, and eyewitnesses said that the army deliberately destroyed the surveillance cameras in the area.

In a statement, the army claimed that all three men were armed, and alleged that there were three M16 rifles, a pistol, cartridges and other equipment found in the car.

Soldiers closed the iron gate at the entrance to Mount Gerizim, for a number of hours, preventing Palestinian citizens from entering or leaving.

It was added that soldiers confiscated the bodies of the slain men, in addition to their vehicle.

Saad was from Nablus, in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC

July 21, 2023: Fawzi Hani Makhalfeh, 18, was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces in a drive-by shooting targeting a vehicle he was driving.

The other occupant of the vehicle was also shot with multiple live rounds and was then abducted by the Israeli military.

Local sources reported that the assassination occurred in the northern West Bank town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus.

According to the director of the ambulance and emergency services at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Nablus, Ahmed Jibril, soldiers prevented its medical crews from approaching the vehicle, until the teen was deceased.

Soldiers opened heavy live fire at a vehicle with two occupants, killing one and injuring the other. Citizens were able to inspect the damage to the car which revealed dozens of bullet holes across the entire vehicle.

The slain teen was identified as Fawzi Hani Makhalfeh, 18, and the other occupant of the vehicle was identified as Mohammad Omar Mokheimar, who was wounded by live rounds and abducted by the army.

The PRCS medics transported the body of the slain teen to Rafidia hospital in Nablus, once the army allowed them on to the scene.

On August 28. 2023, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) said:

On Friday, 21 July 2023, at around 11:00 P.M., about 12 Israeli soldiers arrived in the Palestinian town of Sebastiya, Nablus District, in two military jeeps.

They parked the jeeps by the town’s western entrance, came out and started walking toward the center of the town. Fawzi Makhalfeh (18) and his friend Muhammad Mukheimar (19) were driving down a road that leads to the street where the soldiers were walking at the same time.

The two were driving from the center of town to Makhalfeh’s workplace at his father’s factory in the village of Deir Sharaf. Makhalfeh, who was driving, turned onto the street where the soldiers were walking. One of the soldiers shouted “stop” to them, and immediately after, the soldiers fired live fire rounds at the car.

The car was hit, collided with the fence of one of houses on the street and stopped. Makhalfeh sustained a head injury, and Mukheimar was injured by a bullet in his arm and shrapnel in his head, shoulders and hips. The soldiers ordered Mukheimar to exit the vehicle and lie on his stomach and then searched him. Makhalfeh, who was hit in the head and suffered a skull fracture, remained in the car. Gunshot wounds and shrapnel were found on his arms, stomach, knees, shoulder, neck and thigh.”

At that point, more soldiers and an officer arrived at the scene in two military jeeps. The officer interrogated Mukheimar, and, after he explained he and Makhalfeh were on their way to the factory, Mukheimar heard one of the soldiers say “oops.” A Palestinian medical team that arrived on the scene pronounced Makhalfeh dead and took his body away in an ambulance.  Full Report

Earlier Friday, the army shot and killed another Palestinian teen and seriously injured another, in the village of Um Safa, northwest of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank.

The child was identified as Mohammad Fouad Atta Al-Bayed, 17, from al-Jalazoun refugee camp northwest of Ramallah, was shot in the head with a live round when local youths protested the military incursion into their village.

The army alleged that the vehicle was involved in a “car-ramming attempt”, which they claim was the justification for the killing of the teen and wounding of his friend, noting that no soldiers were injured.

According to the army, the vehicle reportedly sped towards Israeli soldiers who were involved in “proactive activity” in the village, adding that “the forces returned fire at the two suspects in the car.”

The army said that Makhalfeh, who was the driver of the vehicle, was “neutralized” and that the passenger was injured and detained by occupation forces.

Fawzi was from Sebastia, northwest of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Source: IMEMC