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One killed, one wounded in Jenin gun battle with IDF forces

Amjad Fayad was a member of one of the armed factions in the Jenin refugee camp, according to Israeli media reports.

Armed members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad participate in the May 21, 2022, funeral of a Amjad Fayed, who was killed during a gun battle with Israeli forces in Jenin earlier in the day. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Armed members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad participate in the May 21, 2022, funeral of a Amjad Fayed, who was killed during a gun battle with Israeli forces in Jenin earlier in the day. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

One Palestinian was killed and another seriously wounded in Jenin overnight on Friday in a gun battle with Israeli forces, according to Israeli media reports.

The fatality, identified by the Palestinian Authority’s WAFA news agency as Amjad Fayad, was a member of one of the armed factions in the Jenin refugee camp, according to Ynet.

In a statement, the IDF said soldiers conducting a counter-terror raid in Jenin had returned fire after being targeted with firebombs and an explosive device, as well as a drive-by shooting.

On Saturday, P.A. Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh condemned Fayad’s death and called on the international community to “hold Israel accountable for its acts,” warning of “serious consequences of these repeated crimes.”

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