West Bank: Two brothers Palestinians killed by Israel
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Sulaiman
- . November 29, 2022
- . Update: November 30, 2022 2:55 pm
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that three Palestinian men, including two brothers, were killed by Israeli fire in separate instances in the occupied West Bank.
The Palestinian WAFA news agency named the two brothers killed on Tuesday as Jawad and Dhafr Rimawi, who are ages 22 and 21, respectively. West of Ramallah, during fighting with forces close to the community of Kafr Ein, Wafa said that they had been killed by Israeli fire.
Hussein Al-Sheikh, the minister of civil affairs for the Palestinian Authority, called the assassination of the two brothers “an execution in cold blood.”
According to the Israeli military, suspects who were hurling rocks and fire bombs at troops operating in the hamlet attacked them, and soldiers retaliated by opening fire. It claimed to be investigating the situation.
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Separately, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man during a military raid close to Hebron who had been identified by the Palestinian health ministry as Mufid Khalil. According to the health ministry, Khalil was shot in the head and at least eight other people were hurt.
According to the Israeli military, during the operation, Palestinians threw rocks and homemade explosive devices at soldiers, prompting Israelis to fire back.
According to the Israeli army, the Palestinians also fired shots at the soldiers, and two army vehicles became trapped as a result of technical difficulties.
A young woman was gravely hurt after being struck by a car in what the military claimed was a ramming attack close to the Kochav Yaakov community west of Jerusalem, according to Israel’s emergency services, who said they treated her later on Tuesday. According to police, they shot the alleged attacker.
Long-standing routine Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have resulted in the harm or death of unarmed Palestinians.
