RAMALLAH, Nov 6 (NNN-WAFA) – Another Palestinian young man was killed and one seriously wounded yesterday, in clashes with Israeli soldiers, north-east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian health ministry and eyewitnesses said.
The ministry said, in a press release that, Mos’ab Nafal, 18, from the village of Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah, was killed, after he was shot in the chest by Israeli soldiers.
Eyewitnesses in Ramallah said, Israeli soldiers opened fire at two men, while they were, allegedly, throwing stones at Israeli military vehicles near the village.
One of them succumbed to his wound, after being taken to hospital, and the other was arrested by the soldiers, they added, noting, Palestinian medical teams were not allowed to reach the two men.
Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli settlers’ vehicles, on the main road near the village of Sinjil, adding, one was killed and the other injured and arrested.
On Thursday, four Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, including Farouq Salameh, an Islamic Jihad militant, Israel accuses of being behind the killing of an army officer several months ago.
These incidents come, amid heightened tension between Palestinians and Israelis, especially when the final count of votes in Israeli elections this week, showed former Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his far-right bloc will return to power.– NNN-WAFA
