One Palestinian man was killed and four others seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
The Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said the man’s wife was in labour at a local hospital when she was informed of his death.
The Red Crescent said five people were hit by gunfire during an Israeli military operation. Nayef Firas Ziad Samaro, 26, was killed, according to the Health Ministry, and his body was brought to the hospital where his wife was giving birth.
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Additionally, a 12-year-old was shot in the shoulder, according to the Red Crescent.
The Rafidia hospital in Ramallah confirmed Samaro’s death.
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“He was brought in critical condition and doctors’ attempts to save his life failed,” Fouad Nafaa, the director of the hospital said.