At least four Palestinian youths were killed and over 44 others injured by Israeli occupation forces gunfire during an ongoing military raid into the Jenin refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday morning, Quds News Network reported.
This morning, large numbers of Israeli occupation forces raided the Jenin refugee camp, fired in all directions and shot tear gas canisters towards residents while surrounding and bombing a house belonging to Fathi Hazem, the father of Ra’ed Hazem who was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces for allegedly killing three Israeli settlers in a shooting operation in occupied Tel Aviv on April 7.
The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that four Palestinian youths were killed, this morning, during the Israeli assault on the Jenin refugee camp.
Two of them were identified as Abdelrhman Hazem, the brother of Ra’ad Hazem, and Mohammad al-Wanna; they were assassinated by Israeli special forces who surrounded a house, in which the two were inside, in the Jenin refugee camp.
Both Abdelrhman and his father are wanted by the Israeli occupation. The Israeli occupation army stated the target of the assault was Abdelrhman Hazem.
The third was identified as Ahmad Nazmi Alawneh who was shot dead in the head by an Israeli sniper while he was resisting the Israeli raid.
The fourth martyr was identified as Mohammad Abu Na’seh as he was shot dead by Israeli gunfire.
During the military operation, the Israeli soldiers shot at the two youths inside the house and fired an anti-tank missile towards the house, causing a fire.
At least 44 others were also injured by the Israeli occupation forces during the furious military raid, many of them were shot by Israeli live bullets and are reported to be in critical condition, according to the Health Ministry.
The West Bank city of Jenin has been the centre of Israeli aggressions and military operations since the few past months, with about 36 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since the start of this year in Jenin alone, including Al Jazeera’s veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Source: Quds News Network
