Zionist troops shoot dead two Palestinians, injure another in Nablus raid

According to Palestine’s official news agency Wafa, Zionist troops attacked the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of the city of Nablus, on Tuesday, and martyred two Palestinians near the Elon Moreh settlement.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health later identified the victims as So'oud al-Titi and Mohammad Abu Thera'. 

Ahmed Jibril, director of ambulance and emergency services at the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Nablus, said medical crews also transferred a Palestinian youth who was shot in the shoulder with live bullets to the Rafidia Surgical Hospital, adding that Israeli forces had prevented paramedics from approaching the scene.

It added that the latest deaths bring to 98 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire so far in 2023.

The Hamas Movement has mourned the death of the two Palestinian resistance fighters who were martyred by the live bullets of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday evening. 

In a press statement on Tuesday, the Movement underlined that martyr Suod Al-Titi is an ex-prisoner who spent 17 years in the Israeli prisons, adding that martyr Mohammed Abu Dra’ is an ex-prisoner who spent seven years in Israeli prisons.

It stressed that the Palestinian people will continue resisting the Israeli occupation until they regain their rights and lands.

Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

Most of the raids have focused on Nablus and Jenin, where Israeli forces have been trying to stifle a growing Palestinian resistance against occupation.

Local and international rights groups have condemned Israel’s excessive use of force and “shoot-to-kill policy” against Palestinians.

The latest development comes as tensions remain high across the occupied territories since Israeli troops attacked worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the holy fasting month of Ramadan.