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Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21. Published by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers take aim during clashes with Palestinian protesters near the Beit El settlement at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in May. Credit: ABBAS MOMANI / AFP Published by Haaretz
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by IMEMC News
Sept 7, 2022

Earlier Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man in the al-Far’a refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the northeastern West Bank.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed that the soldiers killed Younis Ghassan Tayeh, 21, after shooting him with a live round in his heart.

It added that the Palestinian medics rushed Younis to a hospital in Tubas, but he succumbed to his serious wounds.
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21-year-old Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces During Clashes in the West Bank

The Israeli army says its troops came under fire while conducting an overnight arrest raid, while the Palestinian man's brother says they were both unarmed when they went outside

Reuters and Jack Khoury for Haaretz
Sep 7, 2022

The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops killed a Palestinian man after he threw a firebomb at them during clashes in the West Bank that erupted as they carried out an overnight arrest raid.

The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Younes al-Tayyeh, a 21-year-old Palestinian, was fatally shot in the chest during an IDF raid of the Far'a refugee camp, near the town of Tubas.

The military said that its soldiers came under fire during the arrest of a suspect in the camp, which is located in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group issued a statement claiming al-Tayyeh as one of “our martyrs," but did not say whether he was a militant. Israel and Western countries view Islamic Jihad as a terrorist organization, because it has carried out scores of deadly attacks targeting Israeli civilians.

Al-Tayyeh's twin brother, Hussein, said al-Tayyeh woke him up at 5 A.M. and told him there were Israeli troops in the neighborhood. Hussein said he told his brother to stay inside, but he refused, and in the end both of them went outside.

Hussein said that both he and al-Tayyeh were unarmed. He said his brother supported Islamic Jihad but that he did not know if al-Tayyeh was a member. Palestinian armed groups have been known to adopt people as members after they are killed by Israeli fire.

Israel has carried out nightly arrest raids across the occupied territory as part of a months-long campaign that it says is aimed at dismantling militant groups following a string of deadly attacks earlier this year that killed 19 people.

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed during these raids, many of them militants or people involved in clashes. But some civilians have also been killed, including one who inadvertently drove through a battle zone.

Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist, was shot dead while covering one of the raids in May.

Israel on Monday said its investigation into her death found there was a “high probability” an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her. She had been wearing a helmet and a vest that clearly marked her as a member of the media, and video footage showed no militants or clashes in the immediate area when she was killed.

Israel says the raids are needed to combat militants and protect its citizens. The Palestinians say the operations are aimed at maintaining Israel’s 55-year military occupation of territories they want for an independent state.