23-year-old Palestinian, Muhammad Jamil Shaheen, was shot and killed by Israeli forces in Salfit City, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Tuesday evening.
A Ma’an reporter said that large numbers of Israeli forces raided Salfit City and confiscated camera recordings from streets and commercial shops, causing violent clashes to erupt.
??#Palestine : The funeral of martyr Mohammed Shahin 23 years old who was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in Salfit city yesterday. pic.twitter.com/tMLDtBfnVb
— Shehab News (@ShehabAgencyEn) March 13, 2019
Sources confirmed that Israeli forces opened heavy fire towards Palestinian youths, killing Shaheen and injuring 40 others.
Israeli forces fired live ammunition, tear-gas bombs, and rubber-coated steel bullets during the clashes.
The second Palestinian killed today.
Israeli occupation forces shot Mohammed Shaheen as locals confronted soldiers invading the town of Salfit.https://t.co/zHwC53erQFhttps://t.co/1S79duwcUUhttps://t.co/Jio7nPMNRg pic.twitter.com/ZCBDQKluSr
— Ben White (@benabyad) March 12, 2019
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Shaheen was shot dead with Israeli live ammunition, while the 40 Palestinians were injured with rubber-coated steel bullets and tear-gas bombs.
(Ma’an, PC, Social Media)
