JERICHO, Sunday, June 2, 2024 (WAFA) – Mohammed Al-Baytar, a 17-year-old Palestinian teenager, succumbed this morning to injuries sustained from Israeli occupation forces' gunfire last night in Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank province of Jericho, according to the Governor of Jericho, Hussein Hamayel.
Last night, Israeli forces raided Aqabat Jaber refugee camp and opened fire on two teenagers near the western cemetery in the camp. The incident resulted in the immediate murder of 16-year-old Ahmed Ashraf Hmedat and the injury of Al-Baytar, who was subsequently arrested. Medical teams were prevented from reaching him.
Al-Baytar was transported in critical condition by the occupation forces to a hospital in occupied Jerusalem, where he passed away of his wounds this morning.
With the killing of Al-Baytar, the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, has risen to 521, including 131 children, while 5,000 others have been injured.
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