Israeli troops cordoned off one of the houses in the area and killed three young Palestinian men inside it.
Israeli occupation forces killed three Palestinian youths on Monday night in the town of Iktaba, near Tulkarm, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
According to WAFA, a special Israeli unit, accompanied by a large military force, stormed the town of Iktaba amid the heavy firing of live bullets.
Israeli troops cordoned off one of the houses in the area and killed three young Palestinian men inside it.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that three youths were moved to the Tulkarem Governmental Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
The three victims were identified as Yusuf Ali Al-Kholi, 22, Ahed Salman Mousa, 23, and Tareq Amjad Shahin, 24.
Watch: Israeli forces run over one of the bodies of the three Palestinians they killed in Tulkarm last night before withdrawing from the area. pic.twitter.com/w9Yz77NQyS
— Wafa News Agency – English (@WAFANewsEnglish) January 9, 2024
According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces ran over one of the bodies with their military jeep before withdrawing from the area.
A fourth youth was shot and wounded by the occupation soldiers during the military offensive and detained despite his injuries.
Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli special forces in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank. pic.twitter.com/lay1oe6Wgd
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) January 8, 2024
Sources at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Tulkarem told WAFA that Israeli forces prevented its ambulances from reaching the youths at gunpoint.
Ambulance crews were only allowed access into the area following the Israeli army’s withdrawal.
Palestinian political groups declared a general strike in Tulkarem on Tuesday, in mourning of the three slain Palestinians.
(PC, WAFA)
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