People mourn during the funeral of A'ahead Isleem in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, on April 9, 2023. A Palestinian was killed on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian was killed on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press release that A'ahead Isleem, 20, was shot in the chest and abdomen by Israeli soldiers and died later on the way to the hospital. No other injuries were reported, the statement added.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said the incident took place during clashes in the village between stones-hurling Palestinians and Israeli soldiers, who responded with teargas, stun grenades, and live ammunition.
The ministry said that since the beginning of this year, the Israeli army and the security forces have killed 95 Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including 17 children and a woman.
Official Israeli figures said that 18 Israelis were killed in a series of attacks carried out by Palestinians.
Meanwhile, the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that four Palestinians were injured Saturday in an attack by Israeli settlers on Palestinian vehicles at the north entrance to the city of Al-Bireh in the West Bank.
The report said that several Israeli settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles as they crossed the Israeli military checkpoint of Beit El at the north entrance to the city, injuring four Palestinian passengers and damaging their vehicles.
Israel, which occupied the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967, has constructed dozens of Israeli settlements since then. According to official Palestinian figures, more than 500,000 settlers live there. The international community considers Israeli settlement illegal. ■
A relative mourns during the funeral of A'ahead Isleem in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, on April 9, 2023. A Palestinian was killed on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
A relative mourns during the funeral of A'ahead Isleem in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, on April 9, 2023. A Palestinian was killed on Saturday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the village of Azzoun, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, Palestinian medics and eyewitnesses said. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
