Palestinian Health Ministry says 44 people were injured in clashes
At least four Palestinians were killed in a raid by Israeli security forces on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday. Notably, at the home of the family of a Palestinian responsible for an April attack on a Tel Aviv bar that left three people dead.
The Palestinian health ministry said in a post on its account on the social network Facebook that “the number of martyrs in Jenin has risen to four” and added that a further 44 people were injured in the clashes. Among the dead is Abdulfazi Hazem, the brother of Raad Hazem, responsible for an April 7 attack in Tel Aviv and who died hours later in a firefight with security forces. The other three deceased are Mohamed Alauné, Ahmed Alauné and Mohamad abu Naasé.
Israeli security forces had already demolished Raad Hazem’s home in the refugee camp, although Israeli authorities have said they want both his father, who publicly applauds his son’s actions, and two of his brothers to come and explain, the newspaper reported. The Times of Israel.
In that sense, the Israeli military tweeted that the purpose of the raid on Jenin was “to arrest two suspects involved in several recent armed attacks,” adding that “after surrounding the residence they were in, an artifact explosive had been activated and the suspects opened fire on the security forces.
“The security forces responded by opening fire, in accordance with procedures, and the two suspects died,” he said, before confirming that one of them was “the brother of the terrorist who killed three Israeli civilians” in the attack in Tel-Aviv. “We will continue to act in the fight against terrorism,” he concluded.
A spokesman for the Israeli Border Police, quoted by ‘The Times of Israel’, has emphasized that the aim was to arrest Hazem and Mohamed Alauné and explained that both were behind several shootings in recent months, including one against a Ministry vehicle. of Defense . He stressed that both were planning “major attacks in the near future”.
For his part, Palestinian Authority Presidency spokesman Nabul abu Rudeina has accused Israel of “showing total disregard for the lives of Palestinians” and “undermining regional security and stability”. He has pointed out that these events “will not guarantee Israel’s legitimacy or security,” as reported by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Abu Rudeina has stated that Israel is “violating international laws and standards” and has stressed that the Israeli and US authorities have “lost credibility because their actions on the ground run counter to their calls for calm and stability”, while stressing that “condemnation explanations are not enough” and that “they must be followed by practical actions”.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamad Shtayé has spoken out in this sentence, lamenting that “the blood of the Palestinians is being used to prepare the election campaign in Israel, at a time when the world is concerned about other international crises”. For this reason, he has called for “the end of the occupation” and the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Israeli authorities last week put security forces on high alert to celebrate the next Jewish holidays – Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, while the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warned of the “repercussions” that visits by Jewish believers on the Esplanade of the Mosques during these holidays.
Source: La Verdad
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