Hamas, Islamic Jihad Condemn Israeli Killing of Palestinian Teen in West Bank

The Palestinian resistance movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad have condemned the recent Israeli killing of an 18-year-old boy in a violent raid in the occupied West Bank.

Mahmoud Abu Sa’an was shot in the head at point-blank range at dawn on Friday as Israeli forces clashed with residents of the Nur Shams refugee camp, located to the east of the town of Tulkarm.

According to local media reports, the Israeli military stormed the camp, heavily firing live ammunition, tear gas canisters, and stun grenades at the camp’s residents.

The Palestinian teenager was transferred to a hospital in Tulkarm, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

In a press statement, Hamas offered its condolences to the family of Sa’an and praised the resistance fighters for their unrelenting struggle against Israel.

“We condole the family of the martyr… and salute our steadfast people, and the heroic resistance fighters who bravely defended the camp and repelled the aggression,” the statement said.

Hamas also underlined that killings, executions, assassinations and plans to desecrate al-Aqsa Mosque will not bring security to Israel. “Our people’s revolution continues until the end of the occupation and the establishment of a Palestinian state with al-Quds as its capital.”

And the Islamic Jihad also mourned the martyrdom of the Palestinian teen.

“As we condole the family of the martyr and our people in Tulkarm, we affirm that these crimes will not weaken the resolve of our people and their insistence on continuing their battle until victory, and will increase the bill of reckoning that the enemy will pay at the hands of our brave resistance fighters equal to the size of its crimes and terror,” the Islamic Jihad said in a statement.

Israeli forces launch raids on various cities of the West Bank on an almost daily basis under the pretext of detaining “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to violent confrontations with residents.

Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

More than 200 Palestinians have been killed this year in the occupied Palestinian territories and the besieged Gaza Strip. The majority of these fatalities have been recorded in the West Bank.

Source: Press TV