Israeli military assassinates fourth Palestinian in raid on West Bank

Israeli military forces have shot and martyred a Palestinian teenager, hours after three Palestinian men lost their lives during a raid on the northern West Bank city of Jenin as the Tel Aviv regime maintains a months-long campaign of near-daily raids in the Occupied Territory.

According to Press TV, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Israeli soldiers opened fire and wounded a number of young Palestinians during a confrontation near the village of Aboud, which is situated northwest of Ramallah, on Thursday evening.

The Ministry identified the victim as 15-year-old Dia Mohammad Rimawi, a resident of the nearby village of Beit Rima. The statement added that two of the wounded Palestinians were taken to hospital in Ramallah, and are said to be in a moderate and stable condition.

One has been shot in the chest while the other has been hit in the leg.  The third wounded Palestinian, detained by the Israeli military, remains in critical condition and has been transferred to an Israeli hospital.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the three martyred on Thursday morning as Siqdi Zakarneh, 29, Atta Shalabi, 46, and Tareq al-Damaj, 29.

Zakarneh and al-Damaj were from the Jenin refugee camp, while Shalabi was from the town of Qabatya on the southern outskirts of Jenin.

At least two other Palestinian men were injured by Israeli fire during the raid, including one in serious condition, local sources said.

A general strike across Jenin governorate was observed to mourn the three men, with schools, businesses and stores shut.

Palestinian resistance groups have condemned the latest massacre of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, stating that such crimes will fail to discourage the Palestinian nation from continuing to tread the path of resistance against the Israeli enemy. 

The Gaza-based Hamas movement said the assassinations will further invigorate steadfastness against the occupying Tel Aviv regime.

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