A ministry assertion stated {that a} 26-year-old man breathed his final to critical accidents sustained on Tuesday from Israeli fireplace within the Jenin refugee camp.
In accordance with Palestinian figures, not less than 16 Palestinians have been killed and 50 others injured in an Israeli army operation within the Jenin camp since Tuesday.
Earlier, well being officers introduced that Israeli forces have shot and killed a two-year-old Palestinian woman within the occupied West Financial institution.
In an announcement, the Palestinian Ministry of Well being introduced Laila al-Khatib died of “essential wounds” after being shot within the head on Saturday by Israeli forces within the Martyrs’ Triangle space of Jenin within the northern occupied West Financial institution.
Media stories stated the woman’s pregnant mom was additionally frivolously wounded within the assault.
Israeli media stated the Jenin assault is a part of a political maneuver by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to appease far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who opposed a current Gaza ceasefire. Reviews recommend that Netanyahu promised the assault to forestall Smotrich from resigning, which may collapse the federal government.
Tensions have been working excessive throughout the occupied West Financial institution as a result of Israel’s warfare on Gaza, the place over 47,300 folks have been killed and 111,500 others injured since Oct. 7, 2023.
At the least 876 Palestinians have been killed and greater than 6,700 injured by Israeli forces within the occupied territory, in response to the Palestinian Well being Ministry.
A ceasefire and prisoner change settlement took impact in Gaza on Jan. 19, suspending Israel’s genocidal warfare on the enclave.
In July, the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice declared Israel’s long-standing occupation of Palestinian territories unlawful, calling for the evacuation of all settlements within the West Financial institution and East Jerusalem.
