Middle-aged Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank raid

Israeli troops have shot dead a middle-aged Palestinian man during an incursion into the central part of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry and medics said, as settlers began constructing a new illegal settlement outpost in the Jordan Valley.

The health ministry said it was informed by the so-called General Authority of Civil Affairs that 59-year-old Jabrin Ahmad Jabr Qatt had died after being shot by Israeli forces in the town of Madama, south of Nablus, on Friday.

The ministry added that his body was being withheld. The Israeli forces prevented Palestinian medics from reaching him, it said.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) also said its crews were barred from accessing a wounded man earlier in the evening, adding that Israeli forces later abducted him and transferred him to an unknown location.

Local sources were quoted as saying that Israeli forces used live fire, stun grenades, and tear gas during clashes with Palestinian youths near the Yitzhar settlement, built on land belonging to Madama.

Israeli occupation forces also raided the Far’a refugee camp, located 12 kilometers south of Jenin, on Friday.

According to local sources, the Israeli forces stormed the camp on board several military vehicles and fired tear gas canisters at its residents. They later withdrew from the camp without any reports of abductions or injuries.

Separately, a group of illegal settlers started the construction of a new outpost in Khirbet al-Malih, located in the northern Jordan Valley, northeast of the occupied West Bank.

The al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights described the move as an attempt to pressure Palestinian residents into leaving their homes, farmland, and grazing areas.

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Baydar reported that throughout January, illegal settlers repeatedly assaulted the residents of Khirbet al-Malih. These acts included threats, physical attacks, and attempts to appropriate land – all part of a deliberate strategy aimed at Bedouin communities in the northern Jordan Valley, with the backing of Israeli forces.

Over the past week, Israeli occupation forces have escalated their attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem, committing 1,024 violations, including killings, arrests, home raids, and assaults on property and religious sites.

Palestinian figures show Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,108 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East al-Quds, injured nearly 11,000, and detained 21,000 since October 2023.

The international community views the settlements as illegal under international law and the Geneva Conventions due to their construction on occupied territories. The UN Security Council has condemned Israel’s settlement activities in several resolutions.

In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of historical Palestine illegal. The ICJ demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the West Bank and East al-Quds. It was mere words.

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