A Palestinian worker was killed near Jerusalem as Israeli forces intensified operations and settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Key Developments
- Palestinian worker Imad Haroun Hamdan Ishtayeh died after Israeli forces shot him near the Al-Ram separation wall.
- Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection and performed provocative rituals.
- Israeli forces wounded another Palestinian after opening fire on a vehicle east of Tulkarm.
Palestinian Worker Killed
A Palestinian worker was killed by Israeli forces near the Apartheid Wall north of occupied Jerusalem on Sunday, while settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection.
A Palestinian was wounded during an Israeli shooting east of Tulkarm, in the latest escalation across the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that Imad Haroun Hamdan Ishtayeh, a young man from the village of Salem east of Nablus, died after being shot by Israeli forces near the separation barrier in the town of Al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem.
According to Palestinian officials, Ishtayeh was shot in the thigh with live ammunition while attempting to cross the barrier to reach his workplace.
He suffered severe bleeding after a major artery was damaged and was transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Video footage circulated by Palestinian media reportedly showed the moment Ishtayeh was shot before being evacuated to hospital.
A 26-year-old Palestinian worker, Imad Haroun Ishtayyeh, was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces near the separation wall in the town of Al-Ram, north of occupied Jerusalem.
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Apartheid Wall
The killing has renewed attention on the situation of Palestinian workers who have been prevented from reaching jobs inside Israel and occupied Jerusalem since the start of the Gaza genocide in October 2023.
According to the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions, more than 50 Palestinian workers have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023, while over 38,000 have been detained.
The federation also estimates that more than 250,000 workers have been prevented from accessing their workplaces.
Palestinian organizations say many workers have resorted to attempting dangerous crossings through gaps in the wall after losing access to employment opportunities.
The barrier surrounding Jerusalem stretches for roughly 202 kilometers and consists largely of concrete walls, fences and barbed wire. While Israel says it was built for security purposes, Palestinians, the United Nations and international legal bodies have long argued that it serves to annex occupied land and fragment Palestinian communities.
In 2004, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion declaring the wall illegal because it was built on occupied Palestinian territory.
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Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa
Meanwhile, Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound under police protection, prompting fresh Palestinian warnings regarding efforts to alter the historical and legal status of the site.
Omar Rajoub, director of the Media Department at the Jerusalem Governorate, said the raising of Israeli flags and the performance of provocative rituals inside the compound formed part of a deliberate policy by the Israeli government.
He warned that such actions seek to impose new realities in occupied East Jerusalem and undermine the existing status quo governing the mosque.
Rajoub further accused Israeli authorities of pursuing a broader project aimed at changing the religious, cultural and demographic character of Jerusalem while advancing plans for the spatial and temporal division of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
He described the incursions as violations of international law and called on the international community to intervene to halt ongoing actions against Palestinian holy sites in occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinians regard East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state and reject Israeli measures aimed at consolidating control over the city following its occupation in 1967 and subsequent annexation.
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Shooting East of Tulkarm
Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian man was injured after Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle traveling between the Dhnaba suburb and the Al-Salam neighborhood east of Tulkarm.
Local sources said the young man was shot in the hand and transported to hospital for treatment.
The area witnessed a heavy deployment of Israeli forces following the incident. Several Palestinians were detained and subjected to field interrogation before being released, according to local reports.
(WAFA, AA, QNN, PC)
