Shops close their doors in the West Bank city of Hebron as a sign of protest following the killing of Udai Tamimi.

The 21-year-old Palestinian man was shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday evening (October 19), after he tried to carry out a shooting at an illegal West Bank settlement.

According to Israel, Tamimi was wanted by security forces because he previously killed soldier Noa Lazar at a checkpoint in occupied East Jerusalem.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Hebron- 20 October 2022. Shops are seen closed during a general strike following the killing of Udai Tamimi in the West Bank city of Hebron

STORYLINE:

Israeli forces Wednesday evening gunned down a Palestinian accused of carrying out a shooting attack to the east of the Jerusalem, according to local sources.

They confirmed that Israeli forces killed Udai Tamimi, a resident of the Jerusalem refugee camp of Shuafat, accused of killing a soldier and injuring another in a drive-by shooting attack at the checkpoint at the camp’s entrance on Oct. 8, at the entrance to the colonial settlement of Ma’ale Adumim.

Israeli soldiers exchanged gunfire with Tamimi at the settlement entrance, killing him. His body is withheld by the Israeli authorities.

The Israeli forces pursued Tamimi for over ten days following the drive-by shooting. They besieged Shufat camp, Anata town and the surrounding areas for 12 days, initiated large-scale and violent searches of homes and buildings, and detained dozens of Palestinians.

The army has since been constantly invading and ransacking the houses of his family and relatives in the camp, causing serious damage, in addition to interrogating and detaining many of them.

Upon the news of Tamimi’s killing, Palestinian factions declared a day of mourning and observed a general strike across the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

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