US EditionTwo Palestinian Youths Killed in Clashes on the Fringes of Jerusalem
Israeli forces said they fired at four individuals posing threats during clashes in Kufr Aqab, where two Palestinian teens were killed amid rising West Bank violence since October 2023.
- On Friday, Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian teenagers in Kufr Aqab, identified as Amr Khaled Ahmed Al-Marbou, 18, and Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashayekh, 16, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
- Clashes in Kufr Aqab, police said, included dozens who threw rocks and fireworks and led officers to fire at four people; the Palestinian Authority named Younis Walid Mohammed Ashtiyeh, 24, killed in Tal, southwest of Nablus.
- A witness, Oday al-Shurfa, told AFP that Marbou was `He was just standing there, not holding or throwing stones-- just like the others` and was hit in the chest, collapsing on the spot, as the Palestinian Red Crescent evacuated two with gunshot wounds.
- Several hundred mourners joined funeral processions on Friday for Marbou and Mashayekh, with bodies draped in Palestinian flags and relatives reciting prayers.
- AFP photographers documented dozens of burned-out cars and a house set ablaze in nearby Huwara and Ammuriya, which residents blamed on settlers, amid a West Bank violence surge since October 2023.
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Two Palestinian youths killed in clashes near Jerusalem
Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian teenagers on the outskirts of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority said Friday, while the Israeli police said they had opened fire on people posing a threat. "The young man Amr Khaled Ahmed Al-Marbou (18) and the boy Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashayekh (16) were martyred by occupation forces gunfire in the town of Kufr Aqab," the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement. Israeli police told AFP news age…
In East Jerusalem, Israeli security forces shot two young Palestinians.
Two Palestinian Youths Killed In Clashes On The Fringes Of Jerusalem
Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian teenagers on the outskirts of Jerusalem, the Palestinian Authority said Friday, while the Israeli police said they had opened fire on people posing a threat.
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