Israeli forces kill Palestinian, besiege mosque in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces carried out a series of raids and shooting incidents across the occupied West Bank, killing a Palestinian in Hebron, besieging a mosque, and arresting two people in Nablus.

In the northern city of Nablus, eyewitnesses told Anadolu that undercover Israeli units infiltrated the Old City on Sunday before large military reinforcements entered from several directions, spreading through residential alleys and market areas amid heavy gunfire.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated 20 Palestinians for injuries during the raid, including three wounded by live fire who were transferred to the hospital, one injured by rubber bullets, one beaten by Israeli forces, and 15 others who suffered suffocation from tear gas and were treated at the scene.

Israeli forces surrounded Al-Satoun Mosque in the Yasmina neighbourhood, trapping dozens of worshippers inside after dawn prayers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said it coordinated with the International Committee of the Red Cross to evacuate those inside, confirming that at least 12 worshippers, along with journalists and paramedics, were allowed to leave, while others remained held for hours.

Israeli troops also arrested two Palestinians, identified by witnesses as Loay Shaaban and Hamido Zakari.

Separately, in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian overnight and withheld his body, according to Palestinian authorities.

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority identified the man as Shaker Falah Ahmad al-Jaabari, 58, saying he was killed late Saturday. Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces prevented an ambulance from reaching him in the Khallat Hadour area, denying him medical aid.

Israeli forces and illegal settlers have killed at least 1,104 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, injured nearly 11,000, and detained around 21,000 since October 2023, Palestinian figures showed.

In a landmark opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.