Aqraba: Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian youth and injured seven others in the town of Aqraba, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the youth, identified as Mueen Subhi Asfar, was fatally shot in the chest. The seven others sustained injuries from live ammunition, mostly in the lower limbs, and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The attack was initiated by occupation forces from a newly established outpost on privately owned Palestinian land located south of the town.
Aqraba Mayor Salah Jaber explained that unarmed residents tried to repel settlers before Israeli occupation forces arrived, supported the attackers, and opened fire on civilians.