A Palestinian boy was killed and two others were injured during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya in the West Bank, while the occupation continues to besiege the town of Hawara for the fifth day.
Yesterday evening, Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said that the 15-year-old, Muhammad Salim, was killed by a bullet in the back, and two other people were wounded, one of whom was a child in critical condition.
Eyewitnesses said that violent clashes broke out with the Israeli occupation forces as they stormed the eastern entrance to the town, as the occupation soldiers fired live bullets at the town's youth.
Hawara siege
The martyrdom of the boy, Muhammad Salim, coincides with the escalation in the town of Hawara and the developments therein, following the statement of the Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who called for burning the town and erasing it from existence.
Last Sunday, Hawara was attacked by Israeli settlers, hours after the killing of two settlers working in the occupation army while they were driving through the town in the northern West Bank.
Dozens of settlers set fire to Palestinian homes and cars and threw stones at the town throughout the night.
Yesterday, Thursday, the occupation forces continued to close the town of Hawara, but partially opened the town's road, while keeping all shops in the town south of Nablus closed.
For its part, the municipality of Hawara said that the Palestinian Civil Liaison informed it that the Israeli occupation forces allowed the opening of the doors of shops in the town, starting from Friday evening.
In Jericho, the Israeli occupation forces re-established military checkpoints at the entrances to the city.
A comprehensive strike took place in the city of Jericho in the West Bank, mourning the martyr Mahmoud Hamdan, who was shot dead by the Israeli occupation during the storming of the "Aqabat Jabr" camp the day before yesterday.
In a related context, the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced that the occupation authorities decided to release 4 Palestinians who were arrested the day before yesterday during a raid on Abra Jabr camp in Jericho.
Since the beginning of the year, the occupation's incursions into Palestinian cities and villages have killed 65 Palestinians.