Local media reports indicate that a shootout took place, leading to the deaths of three men, and a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed on Tuesday. “Less than 48 hours after six Palestinians were killed in a separate raid on the city, Israeli forces have killed three more Palestinians in a Jenin operation in the northern occupied West Bank.”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed the identities of the three men who were shot and killed on Thursday morning as Ahmad Fashafsheh (22), Sufian Fakhouri (26), and Nayef Malaysheh (25).
On Thursday, it was reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health that a 14-year-old named Walid Nassar had passed away due to injuries sustained after being shot by the Israeli military on Tuesday. Additionally, Ahmad Fashafsheh, Sufian Fakhouri, and Nayef Malaysheh were shot dead in a car in the village of Jaba, south of Jenin. Palestinians have referred to the incident as an “execution”.
“The Israeli authorities stated that their joint operation, which involved border police, the army, and intelligence personnel, was aimed at capturing wanted individuals who had carried out shooting operations against the Israeli army. According to their statement, the operation resulted in a shootout with the suspects, who opened fire on Israeli forces from their car. The Israeli forces responded by killing all three armed individuals who were in the vehicle, and weapons were discovered in the car. Al Jazeera’s Jerusalem bureau chief, Walid al-Omari, identified the deceased as members of the Jaba Brigades, a group affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.”
According to Jawad Khaliliyeh, the Fatah party’s secretary in Jaba, Israeli forces shot at a car “at point-blank range” and apprehended the individual inside a house that was subsequently surrounded. The Palestinian Authority (PA) expressed its disapproval of the operation, with spokesperson Ibrahim Melhem characterizing Israeli forces as an indiscriminate source of terror and intimidation intended to dissuade the Palestinian people from persevering in their struggle, which he insisted would persist despite any hardships.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces carried out a large-scale raid on the Jenin refugee camp, killing six men and injuring 26 others with live ammunition, including at least two who remain in critical condition.
A general strike swept across the West Bank on Wednesday in protest against the killings. Israeli forces and settlers have killed 78 Palestinians since the start of 2023, including 14 children and a woman. Thirteen Israelis and one Ukrainian have also been killed in Palestinian attacks this year.