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Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian at Jerusalem Checkpoint; West Bank Sees Deadly Clash
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Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian at Jerusalem Checkpoint; West Bank Sees Deadly Clash

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem.
  • Palestinian authorities identified the victim and condemned the checkpoint as a "deadly control point" used for extrajudicial killings.
  • The incident occurred hours before another deadly clash in the West Bank where four Palestinians and one Israeli settler were killed.

The Israeli army fatally shot a Palestinian man at a checkpoint near the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Governorate of Jerusalem identified the victim as 47-year-old Jalil Rashad Hamed Al Rashq, a married father of five. The Governorate condemned Israeli military checkpoints as "deadly control points" and "systematic tools" used to restrict Palestinian movement, alleging excessive force and extrajudicial killings.

deadly control points

— Governorate of JerusalemPalestinian authorities described Israeli military checkpoints as instruments of violence and restriction against Palestinians.

Palestinian authorities also stated that Israeli soldiers took Al Rashq's body, refusing to return it to his family for burial. His family reported that he suffered from epilepsy. The Israeli military (FDI) has not yet responded to requests for information regarding the incident.

This death occurred just hours before a separate violent incident in the West Bank village of Tell, near the Havat Gilad settlement. There, four Palestinians and one Israeli settler were killed. The Israeli military claimed Palestinians stole a security guard's weapon and fired on Israeli civilians during a hiking trip. Palestinian authorities, however, stated that Israeli forces killed the four Palestinians during an attack by Israeli settlers, who they claim had previously fired on Palestinian homes in Tell.

systematic tools used to "restrain the freedom of movement of Palestinians."

— Governorate of JerusalemPalestinian authorities accused Israel of using checkpoints to deliberately harm and restrict Palestinians.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 82 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank this year, with 21 attributed to Israeli settlers. Since October 7, 2023, over a thousand Palestinians have died in the occupied West Bank due to actions by the Israeli army or settlers.

seek to attack their lives through the excessive and illegal use of force and extrajudicial executions

— Governorate of JerusalemPalestinian authorities alleged that Israeli forces intentionally use excessive force at checkpoints, leading to killings.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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