Israeli Army Kills Palestinian South of Bethlehem

This morning, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces south of the city of Bethlehem, according to Palestinian security sources and witnesses.

Soldiers at the main junction outside the illegal settlement bloc of Gush Etzion reportedly opened gunfire at the young man, who was not yet identified, and killed him, WAFA news agency said.

Shortly following the deadly incident, the occupation forces blocked the main Bethlehem-Hebron street to the Palestinian traffic, which caused a traffic jam.

Last week, the Israeli military said that it shot down a drone that crossed into Israeli airspace from Lebanon.

“Our troops downed a drone that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli airspace earlier today,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Twitter. “The drone was monitored by our troops throughout the incident.”

Moreover, IDF carried out a series of airstrikes on several sites in Syria, Hebrew media said, citing Syrian reports.

The Syrian air defenses confronted the Israeli attack in the city of Hama.

“At about four o’clock in the morning today, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression with a barrage of missiles coming from the direction of the Lebanese city of Tripoli, aiming at some targets in the vicinity of Hama governorate,” Syrian state media said, citing a military source.

“Our air defenses confronted the enemy’s missiles and downed most of them.”