A seventeen-year-old Palestinian teenager succumbed to critical wounds he sustained earlier Monday morning after being shot by Israeli forces following a military incursion into the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp to the south of Jericho, the official news agency WAFA reported.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Jibril Mohammed al-Ladda succumbed to the wounds he sustained during an Israeli military incursion into the camp.
#Touching: Family and friends bid sad farewell to the Palestinian youth Jibril Mohammed al-Ladda, who was shot and killed by Israeli forces following a military incursion into Aqabat Jaber refugee camp to the south of Jericho. pic.twitter.com/z6kwPruUzQ
— Wafa News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) May 1, 2023
A large military force stormed the camp during the early morning hours, spurring confrontations with Palestinian residents.
Al-Ladda was seriously injured in the head with a live bullet and transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. Six others were shot and injured, including three seriously. They were taken to the hospital for medical treatment.
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The head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) in Jericho, Eid Barahmeh, told WAFA that three people were detained by the Israeli forces during the military incursion, including Secretary-General of Fatah Ahmad Jehad Abu al-Asal.
The Israeli occupation authorities continued today and for the 10th consecutive day to impose a military blockade on all entrances leading to the city of Jericho, amid ongoing incursions into the nearby Aqabat Jaber refugee camp.
(WAFA, PC)
