JENIN (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Seven Palestinian citizens were killed and 13 others were injured on Tuesday morning after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Jenin refugee camp and randomly opened fire at local residents.
Four of the martyrs were identified as Mahmoud Hamadiya, a 14-year-old student, teacher Allam Jaradat, Muammar Abu Amira, 48, and Amir Abu Amira, 20.
Doctor Wissam Bakr, head of the Jenin Hospital’s surgery department, was also shot dead during his presence near the hospital.
According to the Palestinian health ministry, three of the wounded citizens suffer from serious bullet injuries.
Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed the camp and embarked on opening fire at school students and other citizens, which provoked clashes with local youths and resistance fighters in some areas.
They added that resistance fighters clashed with the Israeli forces on the outskirts of Wadi Burqin area near the camp.