One more Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank
On Tuesday, another Palestinian died due to Israeli gunfire near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. According to Wafa, he was 17-year-old Malik Daghra from Kafr Ain, a village northwest of Ramallah. He was critically injured and later died at the hospital.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:15 | 28 November 2023
- Modified Date: 12:15 | 28 November 2023
A second Palestinian on Tuesday was killed in Israeli fire near Ramallah, a city in the central occupied West Bank.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified him as Malik Daghra, 17, from the village of Kafr Ain, northwest of Ramallah, who was seriously shot before being pronounced dead at the hospital.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that clashes erupted in Kafr Ain after Israeli forces raided the village.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli army also killed a Palestinian in the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, and injured several Palestinians.
The clashes erupted near Beitunia as hundreds of Palestinians gathered near the Ofer Prison facility to await the release of Palestinian prisoners.
Tensions have been high across the West Bank since fighting broke out on Oct. 7 between Palestinian groups and Israel in Gaza.
A total of 241 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli forces in the West Bank since Oct. 7 in addition to over 2,850 others injured, according to the West Bank-based Palestinian Health Ministry.
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