Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces during raid in Jenin

The operation ends with six wounded, including a doctor who has been shot in the head

Oct. 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least one Palestinian has died and six others have been injured, including a doctor, by shots fired by Israeli security forces during a raid carried out early this Friday in the West Bank town of Jenin, as confirmed. the Palestinian authorities.

“The result of the Israeli aggression this morning in Jenin: one martyr and six wounded, including one in critical condition from a gunshot to the head,” the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a brief message on its website. socialFacebook.

Sources quoted by the Palestinian news agency WAFA have indicated that a special unit of the Israeli Army has carried out a raid that has led to clashes. The deceased has been identified as Matin Dabaya, while the injured doctor is Abdulá abu Tin, who was shot while trying to treat an injured person.

For its part, the Israeli Army has said in a series of messages on its Twitter account that “the presence of civilians in combat zones poses a danger to their lives”, before adding that “several armed suspects fired shots and explosive devices against the security forces”. According to the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’, the Israeli Army is investigating whether Abu Tin was hit by Palestinian gunfire.

The Israel Defense Forces has indicated that “two suspects have been arrested”, including Dia Muhamad Yusef Salama, identified as a member of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) active in a refugee camp in Jenin. “Salama is responsible for several recent attacks against Israeli security forces and was planning to carry out more attacks,” he has settled.

The raid was carried out amid rising tensions in recent weeks in the West Bank, which led Israel to put security forces on high alert at the end of September ahead of the upcoming Jewish holidays. –Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot–, while Hamas warned about the “repercussions” that the visits of faithful Jews to the Esplanade of the Mosques would have during these holidays.