A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire on Tuesday afternoon. Near the town of Zubaidat, north of Jericho in the West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that the General Directorate of Civil Affairs identified the victim as Muhamad Yousef Ismail Zubaidat.
The Israeli army was to follow the boy, shoot him and confiscate his body, the Palestinian news agency Wafa learned. Moreover, they were going to search the family home and arrest his father and brother.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on its behalf They assured that the minor “opened fire” In the Jordan Valley, near the Argaman pass. Zubaidat would shoot into the air, then run away and since he was being followed Clash with border police. One of the police officers was injured and taken to the hospital. After the incident, Israeli security forces “neutralized the terrorist”.
The spokesman for the Palestinian government, Ibrahim Melhem, denounced that the “shooting of the occupation soldiers” Zubaidat was a “systematic practice” that included “more murder and intimidation” within the “doctrine” that included “field executions”. Also, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned the death of the young man, emphasizing that “resistance will continue”, therefore “the invader – referring to Israel – should wait for the heroes of our people in every war”.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasim praised the “heroic operation” that he said took place in the Jordan Valley “in the context of defending the Palestinian people and in response to the crimes of the occupation”, stressing that “the occupation will pay for its crimes against the Palestinians.”
On the other hand, Islamic Jihad celebrated the intensification of guerrilla operations recently, especially in the occupied West Bank areas, as the West Bank “continues to inflict heavy casualties with repeated attacks by the enemy on Palestinian towns and villages”. upon them.”