Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
The Palestinian Health Ministry said 52 Palestinians have been killed trying to cross into Israel since Oct. 7, 2023.
- Israeli forces shot and killed 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from Salim on Sunday while he was apparently attempting to cross a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
- Footage showed people carrying Ishtayeh's body down a ladder against the barrier after he was reportedly shot in the thigh in Ram and pronounced dead at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah; Israeli police offered no comment.
- The Palestinian official WAFA news agency reported, citing the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions, that around 50 workers have been killed by Israeli fire and over 38,000 arrested since access became restricted.
- An increasing number of Palestinians have attempted to enter Israel illegally for work in recent years, with many shot trying to cross the barrier, including a 44-year-old father killed earlier this month.
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Free Malaysia Today NewsPalestinian Authorities Say Israeli Forces Kill Man Trying to Climb Barrier
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man Sunday as he attempted to enter Jerusalem by climbing over a barrier separating the city from the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said. The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah identified the man as Imad Haroun Ashtiyeh, 26, saying he was killed by Israeli gunfire near the town of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem.
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Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian man at a concrete barrier between the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
Israeli authorities today killed a Palestinian youth in the city of Al Ram, near the separation barrier between the West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
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