FILE PHOTO: Palestinian mourners carry the body of a 42-year-old Majed Mohammed Daoud killed by Israeli forces during a military raid on al-Ain refugee camp in the Nablus region in the occupied northern West Bank. AP
Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces stormed the town with military reinforcements, surrounded a site on one of the village's agricultural lands, and fired live ammunition at the three young men—whose identities are yet to be determined—killing them.
The same sources added that Israeli occupation forces shelled a vehicle in the same location, setting it on fire and setting several olive trees ablaze.
Israel has stepped up its military activity in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023.
The fatality brings the total number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army and settlers since 7 October 2023 in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to more than 1000, according to the UN estimation published on its website last week.
One in five of the victims is a child, including 206 boys and 7 girls.
The number also includes 20 women and at least 7 persons with disabilities.
This does not include Palestinians who died in Israeli detention during the same period.
The figure represents 43 per cent of all Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank in the past 20 years.
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