Israeli forces martyr young Palestinian man in southern West Bank

Zionist regime forces have martyred a young Palestinian man near the illegal Zionist Gush Etzion settlement in the southern part of the West Bank for an alleged stabbing attempt against troops, less than a week after an Israeli military commander fatally shot a Palestinian man in the occupied territories.

According to reports, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance movement, Hamas, condemned the brutal murder, stating that the development attests to the gangster mentality and behavior of the Israeli military.

“The assassination of the young man in cold blood is an extension of settlers' escalating attacks against our people in the West Bank,” Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement.

“The terrorism being exercised by the Occupation army and settler groups requires greater resistance in all its forms to be dealt with, and demonstrates the need for participation in a real and joint confrontation,” he said.

“Such an ideal will be achieved through stopping security coordination [with Zionist entity] and implementing decisions demanding popular resistance,” Qassem added.

On Tuesday, Israeli forces martyred a 17-year-old Palestinian teenager Atallah Rayyan.

The Israeli military alleged in a statement that Rayyan had tried to carry out a stabbing attack against troops deployed at the Ariel settlement junction.

But his mother Mahera told local Palestinian news agency Ma’an that her son’s only concern was to graduate from school.

 “On Thursday, he was planning to meet his friends after finishing the last exam of the semester,” she said, tears running down her face.

Many Palestinians have sustained injuries or lost their lives in similar incidents due to allegations that they attempted stabbing or car-ramming attacks.

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