Palestinians in West Bank and Jordan denounce Israel’s attack on Rafah
Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets in the occupied West Bank and in the Baqa’a refugee camp in Jordan to protest Israel’s latest attack on a camp for displaced people in Rafah, according to local media.
The protests in the West Bank took place in the cities of Jenin, Ramallah and Tulkarem, the Wafa news agency reported.
Palestinian teen shot by Israel dies of wounds
A 14-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has died of critical wounds sustained during the attack, according to the Wafa news agency.
Majd Shaher Arameen was shot near the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron, on Sunday evening, Wafa reported.
The agency, citing security sources, said Israeli soldiers prevented Palestinian ambulance crews from reaching the boy and left him bleeding on the ground after shooting him.
Israeli forces deploy live fire, tear gas in new West Bank raids
Israeli troops continued raiding areas across the West Bank overnight, blowing up several vehicles in the village of Kafr Dan, northwest of the city of Jenin, the Wafa news agency reported.
The soldiers also fought with Palestinians and fired live bullets, tear gas and sound bombs, Wafa said, citing local sources. There was no immediate report of casualties.
Wafa also reported confrontations between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, and a raid on a mosque in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem. A Palestinian official in Husan told Wafa that Israeli officials laid siege to the mosque and fired tear gas at worshippers inside, causing several people to suffocate.
A Palestinian man walks past a destroyed vehicle in Jenin in the aftermath of a raid by Israeli forces on the occupied West Bank city on Thursday
