Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in Hebron and conduct raids in Nablus and East Jerusalem

Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
13h ago
A 58-year-old Palestinian man died from gunshot wounds in Hebron as Israeli forces also besieged a house in Nablus and raided a Palestinian wedding in occupied East Jerusalem, with arrests reported in both raids.
Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in Hebron and conduct raids in Nablus and East Jerusalem
A What happened
Shaker Falah al-Jaabari, 58, died from gunshot wounds in eastern Hebron on Sunday morning after Israeli forces opened fire on his vehicle the previous night, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The Israeli army said the vehicle accelerated towards soldiers, then later said an initial review found no evidence the incident was an intentional attack; Israeli authorities seized his body, and the Palestine Red Crescent Society said its crew was prevented from reaching him. Israeli forces besieged a house in the Old City of Nablus, with undercover units infiltrating neighbourhoods and military vehicles storming the city; two Palestinians were arrested, according to Palestinian security sources cited by Wafa. Israeli forces also raided a Palestinian wedding in occupied East Jerusalem, firing live ammunition and stun grenades, and arrested several men including the groom.
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Key insights

  • 1

    Israeli military account of the Hebron shooting changed: The Israeli army said forces opened fire at a vehicle that accelerated towards soldiers, then later said an initial review found no evidence the incident was an intentional attack.

  • 2

    UN rights chief used the term “apartheid” for Israeli policies: A UN human rights report labelled Israeli policies as resembling “apartheid”, and Volker Turk called for Israel to “dismantle all settlements” and described a “systematic asphyxiation of the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank”.

  • 3

    Settlement expansion plans advanced near Jerusalem: Israel cleared the final hurdle to begin constructing the E1 settlement project near Jerusalem, and a government tender seeks developers for 3,401 housing units; Peace Now said initial construction could begin within weeks.

Takeaways

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in Hebron and carried out operations in Nablus and East Jerusalem as UN and OCHA reporting cited high levels of West Bank deaths, settler attacks, and settlement expansion activity.

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