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Three young Palestinians, including two teenagers, were injured by Israeli gunfire during a military raid on Beit Furik town, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to reports from the Wafa news agency. The incidents occurred as part of ongoing military operations in the region.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society confirmed that a 17-year-old was shot and wounded, while an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old were hit by bullet fragments during the raid. The reasons behind the military operations in Beit Furik have not been explicitly stated, but such actions are often part of broader security measures by Israeli forces.
Earlier in the day, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Atouf plain, south of Tubas city. Security sources informed Wafa that the victim, identified as Rabi’ Muhammad Daraghmeh, was left to die by Israeli soldiers who allegedly prevented ambulance crews from reaching him to provide medical assistance.
In a related incident, a 65-year-old man, Muhammad Hussein Muhammad Ghawadra, was detained by Israeli forces southwest of Jenin. He was reportedly stopped at a military checkpoint and subsequently arrested, according to Wafa.
Additionally, reports from Hebron’s Old City indicated that Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian man and his wife at a military checkpoint. Following the attack, the man was detained while his wife was released.
These events underscore the ongoing tensions and frequent clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian residents in the occupied West Bank. The military operations, detentions, and use of force against civilians continue to draw significant attention and concern from both local and international observers.