Elderly Palestinian beaten to death by Israeli forces in West Bank
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – An elderly Palestinian grandfather has been brutally beaten to death by Israeli forces after they stormed his home in the town of Dura in Hebron, in the southern West Bank.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that “Ziad Abu Halil, 66, was martyred after Israeli forces assaulted him during a raid on his home in Dura, south of Hebron.”
The forces entered Abu Halil’s home and severely beat him until he lost consciousness, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, adding that he was taken to Dura Hospital for treatment, but the medical team declared him dead upon arrival due to his injuries.
Abu Halil was a well-loved and well-known community leader who had long opposed the Israeli occupation, as a result of which he had been injured by Israeli forces in several previous incidents.
Local residents are outraged by the news of the beloved elder, said the news agency.
Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank amid the ongoing genocidal Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
At least 743 Palestinians have since been killed, more than 6,200 injured and over 11,100 others detained in the occupied territory, according to Palestinian figures.
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