TULKARM, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 (WAFA) – A second Palestinian youth has been shot and killed by Israeli forces, north of Tulkarm, medical sources confirmed.

The sources said that Tawfiq Aed Fawaz Hussein, 25, was killed after he was shot by Israeli forces last night.

Medical sources said that Hussein was transferred from the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus to the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm.

WAFA correspondent said that Hussein is a Jordanian resident, holds a Palestinian identity, and currently resides in the village of Kafirat, west of Jenin.

Last night, a young Palestinian man, identified as Mohammad Jaafar Mustafa Jabr, was shot dead by undercover Israeli military units near the town of Attil, located north of the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

The incident occurred when an undercover Israeli special force, operating from a civilian vehicle, opened a hail of gunfire at two young men inside a commercial shop located at the junction near the town of Attil. The deliberate shooting resulted in both individuals sustaining critical gunshot wounds.

The same sources revealed that Israeli forces prevented ambulance vehicles from reaching the injured young men. One of them, who was shot in the thigh with live ammunition, was eventually transferred to the Thabet Thabet Government Hospital in Tulkarm city. Upon arrival, his injuries were described as severe.

Furthermore, the sources added, the Israeli soldiers barred medical teams from accessing the second victim, Jabr, leaving him to bleed to death. 

Jabr, who hails from the town of Arraba in the Jenin province, was announced dead of his critical injuries about an hour later. Following his killing, the Israeli occupation forces transported his body to an unknown location.

K.T