September 2023

Mahmoud Ali Nafe’ Saadi

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September 19, 2023: Mahmoud Ali Nafe’ Saadi, 23, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed two other Palestinians and injured at least thirty in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed three deaths and more than thirty injuries, including a few who suffered serious wounds, and added that the soldiers also attacked medics and ambulances while trying to reach the wounded.

The Health Ministry officially identified the slain Palestinians as Mahmoud Ali Nafe’ Saadi, 23, Mahmoud Khaled Ar’arawi, 24, and Rafat Omar Khamaisa, 22.

A fourth Palestinian, Ata Yasser Ata Mousa, 29, from Marka village, south of Jenin, succumbed to his serious wounds at dawn, September 20.

Eyewitnesses said more than thirty undercover Israeli soldiers infiltrated the refugee camp and fired a barrage of live rounds at the Palestinians, forcing them to leave the streets before surrounding two homes and exchanging fire with Palestinian fighters.

The soldiers fired several rockets at the two homes where Palestinian resistance fighters are believed to be hiding.

Dozens of Palestinians protested the invasion and hurled stones at them while the soldiers fired a barrage of live fire.

Also, an Israeli military drone fired a missile at an electricity tower, causing a power blackout in the refugee camp and some areas in Jenin city.

In addition, the soldiers attacked the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Jenin refugee camp with many rounds of live ammunition.

Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the invading soldiers in Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp.

During the invasion, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Abdul-Karim Mansour and Hussein Ahmad Zidan, 65, but released Zidan later when he suffered a heart attack before Palestinian medics rushed him to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital in Jenin. The soldiers also released Mansour a few hours later before the army withdrew.

The Israeli invasion caused excessive damage to many cars, shops, and buildings in Jenin and its refugee camp.

Hundreds of Palestinians marched in Jenin and its refugee camp, chanting against the escalating Israeli violations and calling for national unity and resistance until liberation and independence.

Mahmoud was from Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. Source: IMEMC

Milad Monther Al-Ra’ey

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September 09, 2023: Milad Monther Al-Ra’ey, 16, was killed by Israeli soldiers at the entrance to the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part.

The soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs at Palestinian youths protesting the constant Israeli military presence at the entrance of the refugee camp.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers, stationed in the fortified military tower at the entrance the refugee camp, critically injured Milad Monther Al-Ra’ey, 16, after shooting him with live rounds in the back and the chest from a close range, and caused dozens of Palestinians to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

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The PRCS stated that its crews performed resuscitation efforts while transferring him to the transfer to Al-Yamamah Hospital in Bethlehem, adding the Urgent Care doctors and nurses continued the and resuscitation at the medical center, but he succumbed to his serious wounds.

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The Israeli army alleged that the Israeli army “eliminated a Palestinian who endangered the soldiers’ lives“, and claimed that many protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at the military tower.

After killing the child, the soldiers completely sealed the refugee camp, and prevented the Palestinians from entering and leaving it.

Dozens of youngsters protesters the Milad’s killing and the escalating Israeli violations, while Israeli soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets and gas bombs at them.

Family members and local youths gathered at the Al-Yamamah Hospital to view the body of the slain child, and marched while carrying his body, and chanting for redemption.

Milad was from the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Source: IMEMC

Mohammad Yousef Zubeidat

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September 05, 2023: Mohammad Yousef Ismael Zubeidat, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers north of Jericho in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the slain teen was a high school student at the Zubeidat Secondary School in Jericho.

The soldiers chased Mohammad in a Plam Farm near the village, shot him before closing the area, preventing Palestinian medics from reaching him, and later announced his death.

The army later informed the Palestinian General Authority of Civil Affairs that Mohammad has died from his wounds.

The soldiers also invaded and ransacked Mohammad’s home in the in Zubeidat town, north of Jericho, before abducting his father, Yousef, and brother, Ismael.

The Israeli army claimed the soldiers shot Mohammad after he allegedly carried out a shooting attack, moderately wounding a Border Guard officer.

Also, the Israeli Army spokesperson issued a statement alleging uncovering a connection between the shooting and an earlier shooting incident near an Israeli restaurant in the same area.

The first shooting incident occurred about 90 minutes earlier on Route 90 in the Jordan Valley; the army claimed that Mohammad fired into the air before fleeing the scene.

The military spokesperson stated the soldiers and undercover officers searched the area after the first shooting and added that the Palestinian encountered the soldiers at a nearby intersection and opened fire at them, wounding one, before they fatally shot him.

According to the Israeli military, the Israeli army initiated massive searches in the area and installed roadblocks, looking for Palestinians who might be involved in the shooting.

Early Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the Nur Shams refugee camp east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, killed a young Palestinian man, and seriously injured another.

Medical sources at the Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem have confirmed that the soldiers killed a young man, identified as Ayed Sameeh Abu Harb, 21, after shooting him with live fire in the head and added that the soldiers also seriously injured another Palestinian.

Mohammad was from Zubeidat town, north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part. Source: IMEMC

Ayed Sameeh Abu Harb

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September 5, 2023: Ayed Sameeh Abu Harb, 21, was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers who invaded the Nur Shams refugee camp east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank’s northwestern part, killed a young Palestinian man and seriously injured another.

Medical sources at the Thabet Thabet Hospital in Tulkarem have confirmed that the soldiers killed a young man, identified as Ayed Sameeh Abu Harb, 21, after shooting him with live fire in the eye, and added that the soldiers also seriously injured another Palestinian.

The sources added that the bullet penetrated Ayed’s eye struck his brain and said that the soldiers stopped a Palestinian ambulance and prevented the medics from approaching him.

It is worth mentioning that Ayed was named after his uncle, who was killed 22 years ago during an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers invading Tulkarem.

The attacks started when a large military force, including several armored vehicles and bulldozers, invaded the refugee camp, especially the Al-Mahjar neighborhood, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and deployed sharpshooters on rooftops.

Media sources added that the military bulldozers destroyed the Nablus Road at the main entrance of the refugee camp and smashed several parked cars in the Al-Mahjar neighborhood.

Many Palestinians protested the invasion and hurled stones at the invading military force while the soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Also, the Quds News Network has reported that Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the invading soldiers in the refugee camp and around it for about three hours.

On Monday night, several army vehicles invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs, and concussion grenades at Palestinians protesting the invasion.

ِAyed was from Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank. Source: IMEMC