Israeli forces kill one Palestinian in West Bank and wound four in Gaza Strip

Israeli occupation forces killed one Palestinian in the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday night and wounded four others in a series of airstrikes against several areas in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical officials in the occupied West Bank identified the dead man as Yousouf Ibrahim Abu-Zagha, aged 19.

Witnesses said that Abu-Zagha was shot as Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli occupation forces, which had entered Jenin and carried out a wide-ranging sweep of the city.

Several Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, mainly the town of Halhol near Hebron, have been witnessing massive military Israeli operations since the bodies of three teenagers were found on Monday. They had been missing since 12 June.

The Israelis sealed-off the entrances to Hebron as the government has accused two Palestinian residents of the city of the kidnap and killing of the three settlers. The two men disappeared when the settlers went missing. Without any evidence or trial, however, occupation forces have arrested their family members and destroyed their homes.

Speaking to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, Israeli military officials said that the operation in Hebron and its suburbs will continue until the two prime suspects are captured.

Meanwhile, Israeli jets and helicopters carried out dozens of airstrikes against several areas in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least four people, including one who suffered critical injuries. The attacks took place between 11pm and 2am.

A spokesman for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qidra, said that four civilians were injured. Official reports spoke about one missing person. All of the casualties are farmers.

According to the Israeli media, an army spokesperson said on Tuesday morning that the 34 attacks were made “on terrorist targets” in several sections of the Gaza Strip overnight, “targeting structures and even some open areas.”

In response, Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza fired several home-made rockets at Israeli settlements around the Gaza Strip.

Images below from Israeli army’s operations this morning in the West Bank, where they exploded bombs in the houses of Amir Abu Eishe and Marwan Qawasmeh who have been accused of kidnapping the three settlers.