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| Palestinian teenager killed in clashes between PA forces and locals near Jenin |
| 2020-02-20 |
| [IsraelTimes] Paleostinian governor says security forces were confronted by rocks and gunfire after arriving in village; Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, accuses PA of killing the teen. A Paleostinian teenager died of wounds he sustained Tuesday night in violent festivities between Paleostinian Authority security forces and Paleostinians, some of them armed with guns, in the Jenin area, the official PA news site Wafa reported on Wednesday. PA Jenin Governor Akram Rajoub said in a video published on Facebook that members of the PA security forces went to Qabatiya, a village south of Jenin, after information was obtained that a "military-style demonstration" would take place there. According to several Paleostinian news sites, Paleostinians in Qabatiya had been preparing to celebrate the return of a man who had been recently freed from an Israeli prison. Paleostinians in the West Bank sometimes fire bullets into the air during celebrations. Rajoub said that when the PA security forces arrived in the village, button men opened fire on them and others hurled rocks in their direction. He said PA security forces in a nearby security headquarters responded by firing tear gas and that others shot bullets into the air. Rajoub added that two Paleostinians were maimed by gunfire and 18 security forces were maimed by rock throwing. The dear departed Paleostinian was identified as 17-year-old Salah Zakarneh of Qabatiya. An unnamed security source told the Ma’an news site that Zakarneh was hit by a bullet in the chest. The PA Jenin governor did not clearly state whether Zakarneh was maimed by a bullet fired by the security forces or the button men, but said that indications point to the latter being responsible for causing "the chaos." He also did not elucidate whether Zakarneh was a bystander or actively participating in the festivities. The security source also told Ma’an that the PA security forces had opened an investigation into the incident. Unnamed eyewitnesses told the news site that the situation remained tense in Qabatiya but was moving toward calm. Rajoub did not answer several calls to further clarify what transpired. Video posted on social media showed that later on Tuesday a group of Paleostinians gathered outside a hospital in Jenin where many of those injured in the festivities were being treated. |
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