Palestinian child killed by Israeli fire as occupiers escalate attacks in West Bank

A Palestinian child died Sunday of wounds sustained from Israeli army fire in the West Bank, as occupiers escalated attacks in the occupied territory, including the burning of property and the destruction of agricultural land.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that 14-year-old Islam Ajouri was killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

According to witnesses, Israeli forces raided the camp and fired live ammunition during clashes with Palestinian youths, critically injuring Ajouri before he was pronounced dead.

Israeli forces searched several homes and shops in the camp during the raid, local sources said.

In Nablus, Israeli forces raided the towns of Beita, Tell, and Beit Dajan, storming and searching several homes, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

In Tulkarem, Israeli army and police vehicles raided the city, concentrating their presence in the city center and market area, harassing Palestinians. Police issued traffic tickets to Palestinian vehicles, according to eyewitnesses.

The witnesses added that the army raised the Israeli flag on the minaret of a mosque in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem.

Meanwhile, two Palestinians, including a child, from the village of al-Rashaydeh in Bethlehem, were detained during an incursion.

In Qalqilya, the Israeli army arrested six Palestinians after raiding the city and searching homes in the Kafr Saba and al-Naqqar neighborhoods, according to Wafa.