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Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians across West Bank in separate incidents

Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians across West Bank in separate incidents The Israeli army said it apprehended a 16-year-old Palestinian suspected of stabbing an Israeli on Sunday in Al-Auja in the occupied West Bank. Hani Najum, the head of the Al-Auja village council, told AFP that "the Israeli army raided the village, deployed in its streets," and imposed a curfew. The same day, the…

On Sunday, Israeli forces carried out separate incidents across the West Bank, opening fire on Palestinians in Al-Auja, Taybeh, and Askar refugee camp.

In Al-Auja, a 16-year-old Palestinian was apprehended after being suspected of stabbing an Israeli. The Israeli army reportedly raided the village, deploying in its streets and imposing a curfew.

Near Taybeh, a Palestinian man named Aws Akram Maatan was shot by the Israeli army after allegedly attempting to steal a weapon from an IDF soldier. Maatan suffered a foot injury and was taken to a Jerusalem hospital for treatment. The village council head, Sayel Kanaan, criticized the killing as unjustified.

In Askar refugee camp, a 14-year-old Palestinian teenager, Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri, was shot and killed in the chest by Israeli forces. There were no confrontations justifying such a killing, according to Mohammed Abu Kashk, the head of the camp services committee.

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