The third in three days: Israeli forces kill a Palestinian near Tubas
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian on Wednesday in a military raid on the refugee camp of Al-Faraa near .
The victim was Younes Al-Tayeh, a 21-year-old from the Al-Faraa refugee camp. According to , he was killed by a direct bullet that struck his heart.
", he had a twin brother and two more siblings", Mohammad Al-Tayeh, his uncle, told °®Âþµº.
"He was the main source of income and support to his family since his father died some years ago", noted the uncle. "He was saving to get married, and had many hopes in the future, like improving his and his family's conditions."
BREAKING: Palestinian youth Younis Al-Tayeh was murdered by Israeli occupation gunfire in Al-Far`a camp in Tubas
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"The Israeli army raided the refugee camp early in the morning and headed to our house, two of Younes’s cousins," the uncle said.
"Some local youth began to confront the soldiers by throwing stones at them, at the same time that Younes rushed to the house at the news of the raid while the soldiers were shooting back at the youth. That was when he was hit in the chest", he added.
"Younes . Israeli soldiers didn't allow anyone to approach the surroundings of the house, and later the soldiers themselves told the people to come and take Younes."
The moment 21-year-old Younis Ghassan Tayeh was killed by Israeli forces in the refugee camp of Al-Fara'a, near . The Palestinian Ministry of Health says that forces shot him in the heart.
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Al-Tayeh was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Tubas hospital. Palestinian factions and local associations in Tubas and Al-Faraa camp called for a general strike in the city, as a sign of mourning for Al-Tayeh.
claiming that its troops raided Al-Faraa camp to arrest a wanted Palestinian and that Palestinians threw an improvised explosive and fired shots at the raiding Israeli forces.
According to the Israeli reports, the army also said that "it was aware of a Palestinian fatality".
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the killing of Younes Al-Tayeh in a statement, remarking, "Israel wants to replace the peace process with security colonial solutions".
Press coverage: "Thousands of mourn for Younis al-Tayeh, who died after being shot by the occupation in the Fara'a camp in Tubas"
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Meanwhile, , arresting around 22 Palestinians between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, according to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club.
"Most of the arrests were made , and in Doura, south of Hebron", Amani Sarahneh, spokesperson for the Prisoners' Club told °®Âþµº.
", with arrest campaigns happening in the town on a weekly basis", she added.
On Monday, , said that its troops had arrested around 500 Palestinians from the West Bank in recent weeks.
Younes Tayeh is the third Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in three days, the 148th since the beginning of 2022.