Three Palestinians were killed as a result of opened fire by Israeli soldiers in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank region of Palestine.
In a written statement made by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, it was recorded that 3 people died during the attack of the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin this morning.
They were identified as Atta Shalabi, Sidqi Zakarneh, and Tariq Al-Damej.
According to the information provided by eyewitnesses in the region to the AA correspondent, clashes broke out between the Israeli forces raiding Jenin and dozens of Palestinians who opposed them. Many people were injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on vehicles belonging to Palestinians.
On the other hand, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, the Jerusalem Seriyyes, announced that they opposed the occupation forces around the Jenin Refugee Camp with arms and injured some of them.
The families of the three Palestinians, who were assassinated by Israeli forces in Jenin at dawn today, bid the last farewell to them.
HEART-BREAKING: The families of the three Palestinians, who were assassinated by Israeli forces in Jenin at dawn today, bid the last farewell to them. pic.twitter.com/vkRWud0qnH
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) December 8, 2022
Israeli army detains 15 Palestinians
In a written statement from the Israeli army, it was stated that army units detained 15 Palestinians in the West Bank.
In the statement, it was reported that Israeli soldiers carried out a series of raids in the West Bank cities of Jenin, Ramallah, Nablus, and Hebron.
During the raids, 15 suspects were detained “related to terrorism and security-related crimes”.
The statement of the Israeli army did not include information about the 3 Palestinians killed in the raid in Jenin.
Bloodiest year in the West Bank
Israeli forces, which have been raiding across the West Bank almost daily since the beginning of this year, frequently target Palestinian civilians in these raids.
According to the data released by the United Nations (UN), 2022 has been recorded as “the bloodiest year in the West Bank” since the UN began keeping records in the region in 2005.
Accordingly, by 29 November 2022, 205 Palestinians were killed, 153 of them in the West Bank and 52 of them in Gaza. Children accounted for 47 of these deaths.
The UN noted that these deaths were “in most cases for what appears to be the disproportionate and lethal use of force by Israeli security forces”.
