Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 24 hours

Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in 24 hours
Palestinian factions called for a general strike until the end of the weekend in mourning for those killed by Israel.
MENA
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Qassam Muaddi
West Bank
14 April, 2022
Since the beginning of April, 14 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces [Qassam Muaddi/TNA]

SixPalestinians in the occupied West Bank were between Wednesdayand Thursday, reported the Palestinian health ministry.

In , thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral of 18-year-old Amr Alian, who was killed by Israeli forces who raided the town late on Wednesday.

The crowds followeda procession carryingthe young man's body to Silwad cemetery, amidst waving flags, chants of anger and gunfire in the air.

Silwad.2022 Qassam Muaddi
Amr Alian was 18, he was killed during an Israeli raid on Silwad on Wednesday [Qassam Muaddi/TNA]

Amr's cousin told that he had been with his younger brother, Mahdi, coming out of the local mosque in Silwad at the end of the evening prayer, when the Israeli army raided the town.

"Their mother called Mahdi and told him to come home forwith Amr, but Amr insisted on joining the young men who confrontedthe raiding soldiers with stones."

Israeli security forces entered Silwad with dozens of armoured vehicles, firing live bullets at Palestinian protesters, one of which fatally struckAmr Alian.

Local media agencies reported that during the raidIsraeli soldiers surrounded a building and ordered several men to surrender. that Israeli forces arrested members of a Palestinian cell who had allegedly planned attacks against Israel.

"Amrwas a calm, caring boy who always helped people around", his father told . "He worked as a porter, and spent most his money on myand his mother's medicine and needs, although he wanted to save money and go to college".

Two more in Jenin

In the north of the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces also raided the village of Kufr Dan early on Thursday, near Jenin, attackingresidents and .

The two killed were identified as Mustafa Abul Rob, in his twenties, from the neighbouring village of Mesiliyah, and Shaas Kamamji, in his late twenties, one of the six escapees of the back in September.

The father of Shaas Kamamji told Palestinian media that the deceased had been recently married and that he and his new wife were planning to have a child soon.

"They didn't take him, God did,thank God for everything," his father exclaimed.

One in Nablus near 'Yousef tomb'

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces also killed a 34-year-old Palestinian man during a raid on the city of Nablus.

The Palestinian man was identified as Mohammad Assaf, from the village of Kufr Lakef, near Qalailiyah in the northwest part of the occupied West Bank. Medical sources said that he had died from a bullet hitting him in the chest.

Assaf was a lawyer, father of three children and a member and activist in the PLO-run "Wall and Colonisation Resistance Commission", a para-state body that coordinates protest activities against .

Israeli forces had entered the eastern part of Nablus city making their way to the "Yousef's Tomb", a religious site in the eastern part of the citywhen Palestinians and burning tires, to which Israeli forces responded with tear gas and live fire, killing Assaf and wounding at least ten.

On Monday, the religious site was partially damaged by unknown individuals. The Israeli raid on Nablus on Wednesday was justified as part of a plan to repairthe damaged part of ‘Yousef's Tomb’.

Israeli prime minister had previously declared that "We will not tolerate the damaging of Jewish holy place", adding that his government will "make sure the damage will be repaired."

On his part, the Palestinian governor of Nablus, Ibrahim Ramadan, said in a statement to the press that the Yousef's Tomb "is registered as a holy place in the Palestinian ministry of religious affairs and therefore its restoration and protection are the responsibility of ."

"Israeli settlers began to claim the placeas a Jewish holy site less than twenty years ago," Ghassan Daghlas, coordinator of settlement monitoring in the north of the West Bank, told .

"Today the Israeli army , in order to allow settlers to enter the site and perform religious rituals in it, often wounding or killing someone in the process," he added.

In Beita and Husan near Bethlehem

In the south of the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces also on Wednesday night attackedPalestinian protesters in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, where Israeli forces earlier on Sunday.

The mayor of Husan told Palestinian media that Israeli forces fired live bullets at protesters, killing 14-year-old Fouad Hamamrah.

A sixth Palestinian was pronounced dead on Thursday in the afternoon in south of Nablus, after he succumbed to injuries sustained on Wednesday, by Israeli forces during

Fawaz Hamayel, 45-years-old, was a father to three teenagers and worked as a social activist overseeing a youth program for the Jerusalem governorate, as well as was a farmer and a well-known protester against Israeli settlements.

"He loved the land and loved the too,"Hamza Aqrabawi, a Palestinian folk artist and a close friend of Hamayel told .

"He helped us immensely in gathering the oral testimonies and popular tradition of the region of Nablus, and he was always present at all protest activities against settlements. This isdefinitely a huge loss,"Aqrabawi added.

Palestinian factions declared aas a sign of mourningfor those killed by Israel from Wednesday until the end of the weekend.

Thefactions alsoissued calls forprotest against the Israeli killings, with a marchplanned to be held inRamallah city on Saturday night.

Tensions have been high in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of April, with 14 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces. Some 10 Israelis were also killed in separate stabbing and shooting attacks in Israel by Palestinian individuals.

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