Israeli occupation forces killed a prominent Palestinian resistance fighter on Thursday, hours after Palestinian prisoners suspended their open-ended hunger strike after Israeli occupation yielded to their demands.
Palestinian media reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Izbat Shufa, near the city of Tulkarm, and laid siege upon the apartment of Ameer Abu Khadija.
A clash then took place between the occupation forces and Abu Khadija, 25, who was martyred.
The young man was referred to by Palestinian media as the commander of Tulkarm Brigade, a resistance group that carried several attacks against Israeli occupation across and around the Palestinian city.
Israeli media quoted occupation border police as saying that undercover Israeli officers entered a Palestinian village near Tulkarm and shot “a wanted Palestinian gunman behind a series of shooting attacks in the West Bank.”
The raid took place “after receiving intelligence about his whereabouts from the Shin Bet security agency,” The Time of Israel reported.
Abu Khadija is the firts Palestinian martyr in the holy month of Ramdan and the 90th martyr since the start of 2023, Palestinian media reporetd.
Watch: Palestinian mourners take part today in funeral procession of Palestinian youth Ameer Abu Khadija who was shot multiple times in the head and legs and killed by Israeli forces during a raid into the Izbat Shufa village, southeast of the West Bank city of Tulkarm. pic.twitter.com/Fm8mz7dXPl
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 23, 2023
The video below shows Abu Khadija engaged in a previous clash with occupation forces.
Prisoners Halt Hunger Strike
On the other hand, more than 2,000 Palestinian prisoners have suspended their open-ended hunger strike after the occupation yielded to their demands following strenuous negotiations with the prison administration.
The Palestinian Captive Movement said the situation in Israeli prisons was returning to normal after all the demands of the prisoners were fulfilled.
The prisoners planned to go on a mass hunger strike to protest repressive measures ordered by Israeli so-called National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Since he assumed office in January, Ben Gvir placed more restrictions on Palestinian prisoners’ access to running water and exercise time. Shower times have been limited and bakeries have been shut down to deny prisoners access to fresh bread, Palestinian media reported, adding that the number of raids and searches, as well as the number of people in solitary confinement, has also increased.
Palestinians Celebrate Ramadan
Meanwhile, Palestinians in West Bank and occupied Al-Quds were witnessing the first eve of Ramadan on Wednesday night, with thousands flocking ot the Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Isha, Taraweeh and Fajr prayers at the holy compound.
Watch: Taraweeh (night) prayers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque look like this yesterday. Peaceful atmosphere while the oppressors are away. #Ramadan2023 🇵🇸🌙 pic.twitter.com/09JZuvbEPV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 23, 2023
Palestinian media also reported that Zionist settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday morning, backed by occupation forces.
في أول أيام الشهر الفضيل.. مستوطنون يواصلون اقتحامهم المسجد الأقصى منذ ساعات الصباح pic.twitter.com/I0zQT78kEr
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) March 23, 2023
Source: Palestinian and Israeli media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)
