Israeli forces have killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man in a raid south of Hebron, as they carried out a wave of arrests across the occupied West Bank.
Palestine’s Ministry of Health said Mohammed Rajih Nasrallah, 20, from the town of al-Dhahiriya, died on Tuesday evening after he was shot.
The ministry said Nasrallah arrived at Dura Hospital with bullet wounds to the abdomen and remained in critical condition before doctors pronounced him dead.
Israeli forces also shot another Palestinian during the same raid, moderately wounding him, according to Palestinian state news agency Wafa.
The killing came as Israeli troops expanded their nightly raids and detention campaign across several governorates.
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In the Bethlehem area, Israeli forces arrested at least three people, according to Wafa.
Israeli forces regularly arrest Palestinians regardless of whether they have committed any offence. Thousands are languishing in Israeli prisons without charge, where they face dehumanising conditions, including torture and, in some cases, death.
At least 84 Palestinians, including one child, have died in Israeli detention facilities since October 2023, according to new findings released by Israeli rights organisation B’Tselem.
Further north, meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested 10 Palestinians from the village of Amatin, east of Qalqilya, after raiding homes for around two hours and carrying out searches that residents said caused significant damage.
In the Nablus area, Israeli troops stormed the villages of Madma and Burin before detaining dozens of residents for interrogation and arresting a number of them.
The Directorate of Education in south Nablus shifted schools to remote “educational missions” in Burin, Madma and Asira al-Qibliya, with in-person classes set to resume on Thursday.
In Tulkarm, Israeli soldiers shot and wounded a young man, Khader Mohammed Shahada, in the thigh as he left his home with his sister, Sadeel, before arresting him, local sources said.
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Israeli forces also arrested 12 Palestinians in the Hebron governorate, including two women, during raids that involved searching homes, ransacking property and assaulting residents, according to security and local sources.
Separately, Israeli forces detained two people during a raid on Aqbat Jabr camp, south of Jericho.
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers uprooted 200 olive trees in the town of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, as attacks on Palestinian lands and livelihoods continue to surge across the West Bank.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, settlers cut down hundreds of trees.
The area also witnessed settler violence, during which several Palestinians, including children, were attacked, and some were hospitalised for their injuries.
Settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, also stole 150 sheep and other belongings from the Abu Aram family after physically assaulting them.
Similar military and settlers attacks on Palestinian land and residents were reported in Nablus. In one incident in the town of Qusra, settlers from a newly established illegal outpost fired at citizen homes.
