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| Palestinian killed during clashes with IDF near Jericho, bringing daily toll to 6 |
| 2023-09-21 |
| [IsraelTimes] PA health ministry reports death of 19-year-old from Aqabat Jabr, where Israeli forces have carried out numerous raids since February terror shooting by resident of camp A Paleostinian man was reportedly killed early Wednesday during festivities between button men and Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Jericho. The Paleostinian Authority’s health ministry said the 19-year-old was fatally shot during an IDF operation in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, without further elaborating. He was later named on Paleostinian social media as Durgham al-Akhras. The Israel Defense Forces later said troops opened fire after Paleostinians hurled bombs at them them while carrying out an arrest raid in in Aqabat Jabr, one of several across the West Bank overnight. "The soldiers fired at a terrorist who threw an explosive toward them and neutralized him," a statement from the military said. No IDF troops were hurt. Israeli security forces have carried out numerous operations in the camp this year after Israeli-American Elan Ganeles was killed in late February in a nearby terror shooting. The accused terrorist and driver both hailed from Aqabat Jabr and security forces have moved to demolish the former’s home. Along with the operation in Aqabat Jabr, the IDF said troops operated in Hebron and numerous other Paleostinian towns, arresting 12 suspects and seizing numerous weapons and ammunition. According to the military, soldiers were also met with violence during a raid in Qatanna, where they used riot dispersal means and had gun sex in response to Paleostinians hurling bricks from roofs and shooting fireworks at them. No troops were maimed there either. Violence has surged across the region over the past year and a half, with a rise in Paleostinian shooting attacks against Israeli civilians and troops in the West Bank, near-nightly arrest raids by the military, and an uptick in Dire Revenge attacks by krazed killer Jewish settlers against Paleostinians. Paleostinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank since the beginning of the year have left 27 civilians and three soldiers dead, and several others seriously maimed. According to a tally by The Times of Israel, 186 West Bank and East Jerusalem Paleostinians have been killed during the same period — the majority during festivities with security forces or while carrying out attacks, but some were uninvolved civilians and others were killed under unclear circumstances, including by armed Israeli settlers. Related: Jericho: 2023-09-06 Police officer lightly hurt in Jordan Valley shooting; Palestinian gunman killed Jericho: 2023-09-02 ‘It's like 1948': Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians Jericho: 2023-08-16 Good Morning Related: Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-08-16 Police: Undercover officers kill two Palestinian gunmen during raid near Jericho Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-05-25 6 Palestinians said wounded in IDF raid near Jericho Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-05-02 Palestinian teen killed, six others hurt during IDF raid near Jericho Related: Elan Ganeles: 2023-08-16 Police: Undercover officers kill two Palestinian gunmen during raid near Jericho Elan Ganeles: 2023-05-25 6 Palestinians said wounded in IDF raid near Jericho Elan Ganeles: 2023-05-16 Charges filed against Palestinians accused of killing Israeli-American Elan Ganeles Related: Qatanna: 2022-08-24 IDF, police arrest 18 Palestinians, seize weapons in overnight West Bank raids Qatanna: 2009-11-18 Ban Ki-Moon: Israel must stop blockade of Gaza Related: Jenin: 2023-09-15 Terrorist who stabbed Border Police officer in neck gets 20 years in prison Jenin: 2023-09-13 California quietly disavows medical misinformation law before courts can strike it down Jenin: 2023-09-12 US said to transfer armored vehicles, weapons to PA to clamp down on West Bank terror |
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