People mourn during the funeral of Awni Aslan at the Qalandia refugee camp in the north of Jerusalem on Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian man was killed early on Thursday during an Israeli raid at the Qalandia refugee camp north of Jerusalem, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement.
Awni Aslan, 41, was killed by Israeli soldiers after he was shot in the chest when the Israelis stormed the refugee camp, according to the statement.
There has been no immediate comment by the Israeli authorities on the incident, but Israeli media reported that an Israeli army unit stormed the refugee camp to arrest Palestinians wanted by Israel.
The report added that the Israeli soldiers arrested several Palestinians who were involved in carrying out attacks against Israel.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Aslan was killed while he was trying to prevent the Israeli soldiers from arresting his son Ramzi Aslan after the soldiers stormed their home in the refugee camp.
The eyewitnesses said the Israeli army arrested 15 Palestinians before leaving the refugee camp.
In the northern West Bank city of Nablus, at least 10 Palestinian demonstrators were injured by Israeli soldiers during clashes that broke out on Thursday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement.
Palestinian security sources said that an Israeli army unit stormed the city and tried to arrest Palestinians wanted by Israel, adding that clashes broke out between dozens of Palestinians and the Israeli soldiers.
Israeli soldiers have been carrying out daily raids on Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps in the West Bank to arrest Palestinian militants involved in carrying out shooting attacks at the soldiers and the Israeli settlers. ■
