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Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth near Jerusalem

A Palestinian youth was Tuesday morning killed, while his brother was detained, by Israeli forces during a raid in Qalandia camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.

The Ministry of Health said that Mohammad Yousef Hassan Manasra, 25, from Qalandiya, north of Jerusalem, was killed during the occupation forces’ storming of the camp.

Witnesses said that the occupation forces violently stormed Manasra’s and blew up the door of the house behind which the slain Palestinian was standing in preparation for opening the door to the occupation forces, who blew up the door of the house with a bomb that disintegrated his body. The occupation forces later his brother before they withdrew.

WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces fired bullets, gas bombs, and sound bombs as they stormed many homes.

Ali Alqam, 32, was killed yesterday by occupation bullets while storming Qalandia camp and damaging the contents of his house.

With the killing of Manasra, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West
Bank since the beginning of 2023 has risen to 468, including 260 who were killed after October 7th.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA