{"id":30716,"date":"2019-01-26T23:22:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T23:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=30716"},"modified":"2019-01-26T23:22:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T23:22:46","slug":"palestinian-man-shot-dead-during-settler-violence-in-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=30716","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian man shot dead during settler violence in West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Palestinian man has been shot dead, and dozens others have been wounded in the occupied West Bank<\/a> during a confrontation with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the village of al-Mugheir, northeast of Ramallah.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old, identified as Hamdi Naasan, was shot in the back and succumbed to his wounds shortly after at a hospital in Ramallah, the health ministry said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife and four children.<\/p>\n

Amin abu Alya, head of the\u00a0Mugheir\u00a0village council, said settlers opened fire before the Israeli army moved in.<\/p>\n

“At the beginning it was settlers shooting, then the army came and fired tear gas,” he told AFP news agency by phone.<\/p>\n

An Israeli military official confirmed to Haaretz newspaper that settlers used live fire during the confrontation.<\/p>\n

At least 30 others were also wounded during confrontations, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. It said its medics were working to evacuate several people injured\u00a0from the village.<\/p>\n

At least six Palestinians were wounded by\u00a0live ammunition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to local media, confrontations broke out when Jewish settlers attempted to raid the village with the protection of Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n

A statement by the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the settler attack.<\/p>\n

“This [attack] reaffirms that the Israeli government is continuing its policy of escalation,” the statement, carried by Wafa News Agency, said.<\/p>\n

“This will lead to serious consequences, further tension and the creation of a dangerous and uncontrollable atmosphere.”<\/p>\n

Between 600,000 to 750,000 Israelis live in the occupied Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza. They live in hundreds of illegal Jewish-only settlements<\/a> built on Palestinian land.<\/p>\n

The presence of the settlers within and around Palestinian towns and villages causes near-daily friction between the communities.<\/p>\n

Israel<\/a> has continued to expand settlements in the occupied territories, angering Palestinian leadership, who view this as a theft of their land and a major obstacle in peace efforts.<\/p>\n

International law views West Bank and East Jerusalem as occupied territories and considers all Jewish settlements on the land to be illegal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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