2 September 2022
A young Palestinian man was shot dead today by Israeli occupation soldiers at Beit Einoun junction, to the north of Hebron in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health.
Witnesses told WAFA that soldiers opened fire at the young man, who remains unknown until now, and seriously injured him. The man was reportedly left bleeding on the ground helplessly without being offered first aid, and medics were denied access to him.
According to witnesses and local sources, the man was left bleeding on the ground for a few minutes until he succumbed to his wounds.
Videos shared on the social media showed Israeli soldiers firing at the man while lying on the ground helplessly.
Shortly following the shooting incident, clashes erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters at the junction, during which the soldiers fired teargas canisters at the protesters and denied them access to the wounded youth.
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At least 12 Palestinians were injured by Israeli occupation forces today during the weekly protests against Israeli settlement construction and expansion in the village of Kafr Qaddum, in the West Bank province of Qalqilia, and in the village of Beit Dajan, near Nablus, local and medical sources said.
In Kafr Qaddum, Israeli occupation soldiers attacked the protesters with rubber-coated rounds and tear gas canisters, injuring seven of them by rubber-coated rounds and causing many cases of suffocation from gas inhalation.
In Beit Dajan village, five Palestinians were injured by Israeli rubber-coated rounds, while at least 23 others suffered suffocation from gas inhalation.
All of the injured protesters were treated at the scenes of the clashes.
