NABLUS, March 14, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian youth Friday succumbed to critical wounds he sustained earlier this evening in an Israeli army raid on Salem town, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that the occupation forces barged their way into the town, triggering confrontations.

The gun-toting soldiers fired barrages of live ammunition and tear gas canisters, critically wounding a 21-year-old youth in the head, and they briefly held a minor.

The youth, who was identified as Amer Dawoud Shtayyeh, 21, was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without a search warrant whenever and wherever the military chooses, in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.