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Israeli snipers active in the West Bank as well

Israeli sniper kills Palestinian during refugee camp raid: Report

Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man during a raid of Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report. The man, Saed Abu Alawi, was shot by an Israeli sniper while on the roof of his home in the camp’s Jabal an-Nasr neighbourhood, reports the Wafa news agency.

Israeli forces arrested two others during the incursion, according to Wafa. Since the Gaza war began, Israeli forces have killed at least 457 Palestinians in the illegally occupied West Bank, while making more than 8,030 arrests.

Palestinian killed in Nur Shams was shot while filming Israeli raid

Saed Abu Alawi, 31, was filming an Israeli raid on the camp from his rooftop when an Israeli sniper shot him in the chin and neck, killing him, according to medical sources.

Alawi, one of at least 457 Palestinians to be killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in the last six months, was married and expecting his second child.


Still provoking people at Al-Aqsa as well

Israel arrests eight at Al-Aqsa Mosque amid heavy access restrictions

Israeli police say they have arrested eight people at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem amid heavy restrictions to access for Palestinian worshippers on the final Friday prayers of Ramadan.

Tensions have been running high as Israeli authorities have denied entry to the site – the third holiest in Islam – to the vast majority of Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank during the Muslim holy month.

Israel said children under 10, women over 50 and men over 55 years of age would be allowed to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque if they have a valid permit. This slashes the already small percentage of those allowed to enter the site.

Israeli forces fire tear gas at worshippers at Al-Aqsa: Report

After dawn prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli forces fired tear gas at “thousands of worshippers” who were chanting slogans to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, reports the Wafa news agency.

Israeli forces arrested at least five of the worshippers, Wafa added.

Some 65,000 worshippers have already prayed at Al-Aqsa on the last Friday of Ramadan, according to the Islamic waqf that administers the site.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 05 April 2024