Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied West Bank

In separate incidents in the occupied West Bank of Hebron and Ramallah, Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian teenagers.

According to the Israeli army, Muhannad al-Zughair, 17, was killed in the Abu Daajan, Hebron, following what it claimed was a ramming attack that left two soldiers injured.

Nour Odeh, a journalist from Ramallah, stated in an interview that “we do not know whether that attack occurred because no investigation has been launched.”

The teenager fled toward Hebron because she was hurt. He was later discovered inside a car and died. In what is now the practice of “standard operating procedure,” Israeli forces are now withholding the body.

In the same area of Ramallah, Muhammad Asmar, 18, was killed close to the village of Umm Safa. According to Odeh, the alleged assailant was “held by soldiers, was then shot while on the ground and left to bleed for hours”

A Palestinian who “had begun stab soldiers near the settlement,” the Israeli army claimed in a statement. Two Israelis had minor injuries, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.

Hamas praised what it called a “heroic stabbing operation,” saying it sends a “natural response to the]Israeli] occupation’s crimes” and sends a “secular message” that “its attempts to defy the will of our people through military operations, daily killings, arrests, and field executions will not be successful.

Israeli forces have continued to carry out raids throughout the West Bank occupied territory. Two apartments were destroyed in al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, and three hospitals were taken over by the troops in Hebron.

Additionally, Israeli settlers attacked Burqa village northwest of Nablus, setting a tractor on fire and trying to torch a vehicle, while others sprayed graffiti on a home.

International law prohibits Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that are occupied by Israel. Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory must end, according to the International Court of Justice’s ruling last year.

Journalist killed in the drone strike in Gaza

Palestinian photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi was killed by an Israeli drone strike in the center of Khan Younis in the wake of Israel’s continued attacks in Gaza.

According to the Wafa news agency, the same attack also claimed the lives of journalist Muhammad Abdel Fattah Aslih.

Hassan Aslih’s brother, a photographer killed in a drone attack on Nasser Hospital in May, is Aslih.

Wadi’s body is shown in a video posted on Instagram that Al Jazeera verified, and it is covered in mourners.

Since October 2023, more than 260 journalists have died in Gaza, making it the most notorious journalist-related conflict ever.

Since October 2023, Israel’s occupation of Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 70, 100 Palestinians and 170, 965 injuries. During the October 7 attacks, 139 people were killed in Israel, and about 200 were taken prisoner.

Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, Israel has continued to attack Gaza. In those attacks, more than 356 Palestinians were killed by Israelis.

Towards the end of the healthcare system

Authorities in Israel have received “findings” from Gaza that could contain the remains of two captives whose bodies have not yet been returned, according to the prime minister’s office.

The material was transported to Israel’s forensic medicine center for identification, according to the office, which received it through the Red Cross.

As part of the ceasefire agreement, Hamas had agreed to return captives’ bodies, but it has claimed that Gaza’s continued devastation has hampered recovery efforts.

Healthcare workers in Gaza claim to be in desperate need of equipment and medications. The situation has been referred to as “catastrophic” by the UN.

Less than half of Gaza’s hospitals and just over a third of its clinics are at low capacity, according to statistics.

Al-Ahli Hospital is able to accommodate more patients than three times as many as it was able to, and the hospitals in Al-Shifa, Nasser, and al-Rantisi are also overburdened. According to the UN, more than half of the world’s needy medicines and two-thirds of medical supplies are in short.

Source: Aljazeera