Israeli occupation forces kill 17-year-old Palestinian in Nablus

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, 07 (YPA) –  A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was killed at down of Tuesday by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire after they broke into the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

According to local Palestinian sources, Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was gunned down by Israeli forces who shot him in the face during an Israeli military raid on Askar refugee camp in the city of Nablus.

On Monday, the occupation army assassinated 5 resistance fighters, and critically wounded 3 others during a military operation in Jericho.

With the killing of al-Ashqar, the number of Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of 2023 has risen to 42, including nine children and an elderly woman.

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