Palestinian Killed, Others Wounded in Settler Attack on Qalqilya Village

West Bank, MINA – A Palestinian young man was martyred and two others were wounded, one of them seriously, on Sunday evening in a settler attack on the village of Hajja, east of Qalqilya, the Palestinian Information Center reports.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, Omar Tubasi, 20, succumbed to a fatal gunshot wound to the head after armed Jewish settlers attacked Hajja village and opened fire at local residents. Four other villagers, including a teenager, sustained gunshot wounds during the same settler attack, with one reported to be in serious condition.

The settlers stormed the village and tried to take over a house, prompting local youths to clash with them to defend the property, according to media sources.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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