WEST BANK: Israeli forces carried out a raid on Monday in which a teenage boy was martyred near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, noted Palestinian Health Ministry.
According to the health ministry, 15-year-old Mohammad Balhan was in his head, with gunshot wounds on his chest and abdomen.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces said in a statement that its forces operated in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, adjacent to Jericho, to apprehend Palestinians suspected, in involvement in attacks against Israelis.
The military also stated: During the raid suspects opened fire and hurled explosives at its forces, who responded with live fire and hit some of the suspects, but no soldiers were wounded.
The tensions between Israel and Palestine have surged this year as the Israeli raid on the innocent Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque provoked the Palestinians to resort to violence against the Israeli-occupied forces.
More than 90 Palestinians have lost their lives and at least 18 Israelis and foreigners have been killed since the start of this year.
The brutal Israeli raids were followed by the retaliation of rockets. Israel then responded with strikes in Gaza, South Lebanon and Syria.
“I had just left my house when I saw military forces and people throwing stones,” said Fayez Balhan, the teen’s father.
As he tried to send wounded people to the hospital via ambulance, another wounded person was seen on the ground which turned out to be his son.
The teen’s aunt Maysoon told Reuters that They shot him in the head.”
“What is going to happen to our people? What will happen to us?” she noted while crying. –Agencies
