Palestinian man martyred by illegal Zionist settler

A Palestinian man has been martyred after an illegal Zionist settler ran him over in the south-central part of the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian security sources said the 37-year-old victim, identified as Omar Ahmad Issa, was struck in the town of al-Khader, located 5 km  west of Bethlehem, at around 4 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on Friday, while riding his motorcycle near a checkpoint leading to the occupied al-Quds.

There have been scores of “hit and run” incidents targeting Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, with most of them largely going uninvestigated by Israeli regime authorities. Some of such events have even resulted in fatalities.

On May 3, an illegal Zionist settler deliberately ran over an eight-year-old Palestinian child, identified as Laith Yousif Shatat, as the child was standing outside his school in the eastern part of Yatta city, located approximately 8 km south of Hebron.

Murad Samir al-Razam, 4, was run over in the center of al-Khalil, situated 30 kilometers south of al-Quds, on April 30. The Israeli driver fled the scene after the incident.

The Palestinian child was taken to the Governmental Hospital in al-Khalil to receive medical treatment.

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