According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Monday, the 17-year-old was shot in the head and succumbed to his injuries. The clashes took place in the village of Silat al-Harithiya. Israeli soldiers entered it to demolish the home of a Palestinian classified as a “terrorist”.
Silat al-Harithiya is near the city of Jenin, where tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are frequent. Salah’s mother, Rafika Abu Saleh, told AFP that her son said he wanted to go to a wedding party. But then he apparently went to the place of the violent clashes.
Israel reports destruction of ‘terrorist’ home in West Bank
According to the army, Israeli soldiers and border police entered the village to demolish the building where the “terrorist Mohammed Jaradat” lives. Israel blames him and other Palestinians for a deadly attack on a Jewish settler in December.
According to Israeli military information, the operation in Silat al-Harithiya was accompanied by clashes in which several hundred Palestinians took part. During the “violent unrest” explosive devices were hurled at Israeli soldiers. The security forces fired back. In the end, Jaradat’s house was destroyed.
Several hundred mourners attended the funeral of the 17-year-old who died on Monday. According to reports by AFP correspondents, there were also armed and hooded men among them. (AFP)