Palestinian martyred by Zionist forces on Gaza border

Zionist regime forces have shot and martyred a young Palestinian man close to the border fence between the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied territories.

Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two young Palestinian men approached the frontier east of Khan Younis city, located about 25 km south of Gaza City, on Monday afternoon, and sought to cross it.

Israeli troopers, positioned at the border fence, then opened fire, killing one of them on the spot. The other Palestinian youth managed to escape.

Palestinian sources said Israeli forces did not allow ambulances and medical staff to reach the site until the man was pronounced dead. The martyred Palestinian was later identified as Ramzi al-Najjar.

There are reports that Israeli soldiers are withholding Najjar’s body for use as a bargaining chip.

At least 122 Palestinians have been martyred by Israeli forces since the “Great March of Return” began in the Gaza Strip on March 30. Fourteen children are among the fallen Palestinians.

About 13,300 Palestinians also sustained injuries, of whom 300 are in a critical condition.

The occupied territories have witnessed new tensions ever since US President Donald Trump on December 6, 2017 announced Washington's recognition of al-Quds as the illegal Zionist entity’s “capital” and said the US would move its embassy to the city.

Meanwhile, Israeli military forces have reportedly arrested at least 13 Palestinians, including a woman, during separate overnight operations across the occupied West Bank. 

Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli military vehicles rolled into the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil, located 30 km south of al-Quds, and violently ransacked houses before taking nine Palestinians away to an unknown location.

Israeli soldiers also stormed Bethlehem, situated about 10 km south of al-Quds, and detained three Palestinians there. They were identified as Muhammad Nasim Taqatqa, Sami Oud Khalil Atallah, and Yazid Fathi Muhammad Amrin.

In the northern West Bank town of Meithalun, located 26 kilometers south of Jenin, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man named Sami Sadeq Naarat.

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