Wednesday morning, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in Areeha in an extensive campaign of arrests. The incursion led to confrontations with the Palestinians, causing several to suffocate and Dargham Mohammad Yahya al-Akhras,19, to sustain critical injuries from Israeli gunfire.
lsraeli occupation forces raid Aqbat Jabr camp, Jericho. pic.twitter.com/aK85pmet3z
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) September 20, 2023
The young Palestinian fighter later succumbed to his head wounds at a hospital, taking the number of Palestinians killed in Areeha since the start of the year to 13.
Dirgham al-Akhras, (19 y/old) Palestinian youth shot dead by lsraeli occupation forces in Aqbat Jabr camp, Jericho. pic.twitter.com/Ckl0c7clbU
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) September 20, 2023
Meanwhile, IOF deployed additional reinforcements to the camp and conducted multiple raids, tampering with contents and investigating field residents.
During the incursion, IOF arrested Yassin Marwan Hamdan and Mohammad Hamdan from their homes in the Aqabat Jaber camp.
Six Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in less than 24 hours in the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/1egmGiiuwj
— PALESTINE SUNBIRD 🇵🇸 (@SBPal_Eng) September 20, 2023
The national forces in Aqabat Jaber organized a comprehensive strike in mourning for al-Akhras. Within the same period, IOF launched raids into the West Bank, killing four and injuring 30.
Happening Now: The occupying Israeli army is pulling out from the Jenin refugee camp after a one-hour raid, which ended up with the murder of three Palestinians and the injury of nearly 15 others, according to local sources. pic.twitter.com/c6AeJMMgtO
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 19, 2023
The martyrs of Jenin refugee camp were Rafat Khamayseh, Mahmoud Saadi, Mahmoud Ararawi, and Atta Moussa, who were identified by eyewitnesses in the vicinity.
Three Palestinians killed, around thirty others injured in lsraeli mass raid in Jenin. pic.twitter.com/TJ5jVvNeIx
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) September 19, 2023
The IOF deployed significant military backup and surrounded a house in the area before it withdrew, amid fierce resistance attributed to Palestinian fighters who challenged the raiders with strong gunfire and explosive devices.
Horrific moments and nonstop explosions amidst a mass lsraeli raid in Jenin camp in which two Palestinians have been so far killed, and fifteen others injured; with numbers expected to increase. pic.twitter.com/SBYy59ltOE
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) September 19, 2023
Lastly, Israeli occupation forces also shot dead 25-year-old Palestinian Youssef Radwan in eastern Gaza during demonstrations against Israel’s siege of the Strip.
Media coverage: “A picture of #Palestinian youth Yousef Salem Radwan, 25, who was murdered by Israeli occupation forces at the Gaza border east of Khan Yunis this evening.” pic.twitter.com/HryHWf8t2r
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 19, 2023
The news of six confirmed Palestinian deaths in less than 24 hours has sent shockwaves through the region and beyond, sparking outrage and condemnation of Israel’s continued brutal occupation of Palestine.
Source: Palestinian and Israeli media (translated by Al-Manar English Website)
