Israeli forces on Sunday killed a Palestinian civilian, 55, Hasan Abu Khatleh, during an invasion of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security directorate confirmed. Israeli sources said the incident took place after occupation forces surrounded the house of Bassam Abu Libdeh, well-known in the Rafah refugee camp as a weapons runner.
Later, occupation forces demolished Abu Libdeh's house and he was arrested.
Also in Rafah area, four Israeli soldiers were wounded early Sunday after a device exploded, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources.
The four were slightly injured as the device went off while they were being driven in an armoured vehicle before dawn, according to an Israeli military source.
On Saturday, Israeli troops killed 14-year-old Ahmed Hassan Hannenni when they fired on a group of youths throwing stones in the West Bank village of Beit Furik near Nablus, according to Palestinian medical sources.
Palestinian medical sources confirmed that Hannenni, who was urgently transferred to a hospital in Nablus City, was shot with a bullet that penetrated his heart, causing his instant killing. (Albawaba.com)
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