Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian during arrest raid
Nov. 26, 2015 9:35 A.M. (Updated: Nov. 26, 2015 10:37 A.M.)
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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday killed a 21-year-old Palestinian when clashes broke out during an arrest raid in the town of Qatanna northwest of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
Locals told Ma’an that forces stormed the Palestinian town at dawn, ransacking homes and detaining several residents.
Clashes erupted throughout the streets of Qatanna between young locals and Israeli soldiers carrying out the raid. Locals said that the forces fired live ammunition, rubber-coated steel bullets, and tear gas at the group.
During the clashes, Yahya Yusri Taha was shot in the head and left on the ground bleeding for more than an hour-and-a-half while Israeli soldiers denied Palestinian ambulances access to the young man to administer medical treatment, locals said.
The raid comes as part of an ongoing arrest campaign carried out by Israeli military forces throughout the occupied Palestinian territory.
Qatanna residents told Ma’an that hundreds of Israeli soldiers who entered the town carried out inspections house-to-house, forcibly gathering families in one room of each home while searches were underway.
In some cases, family members — including children, women and elderly members — were forced to wait outside of their houses, locals added.
An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that Israeli forces were arresting “suspects” from the town when “violent rioters” threw stones and Molotov cocktails at the forces.