Israeli forces kill 7 Palestinians in the West Bank

Published October 19th, 2023 - 05:50 GMT
West Bank
Palestinian boys wave their national flag as demonstrators clash with Israeli soldiers during a protest in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 18, 2023, following a strike which ripped through a Gaza hospital compound killing hundreds the day before. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Seven Palestinians have been killed at the hands of Israeli forces, causing the death toll across the West Bank to rise to 69 as the Israeli forces continue to halt down on Palestinians in various towns since October 7th.

In Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, two children Qais Tim Shalash, 17, and Khalil Mohammad Khalil, 15, were killed by live bullets after the Israeli occupation forces targeted them at the entrance to the village of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, WAFA reported.

In Dura al-Qara’ town in the northern parts of Ramallah, Mohammad Abd al-Rahman Hussein Fawaqam 21, was also killed by Israeli fire as intense confrontations erupted between Palestinians and the occupation forces.

Jibril Awad was killed in the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah, by Israeli occupation troops. Ibrahim Nazih Ibrahim al-Hajj Ali, 24, died in Nablus Governorate from critical wounds caused by Israeli occupation gunfire in the town of Jama'in, south of Nablus.

Ahmed Munir Saduq, 14, of the Dheisheh camp, was killed in the Bethlehem Governorate on Thursday morning as a result of significant injuries sustained from Israeli forces gunfire.

Taha Mahameed, 16, from Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm, was killed in Tulkarm Governorate after occupation forces left him bleeding on the ground for approximately an hour and blocked ambulances from transferring him to the hospital.

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