Palestinians carry the body of Amir Bustami, a 21-year-old man shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on February 13.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, seven people were injured in the operation.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department, said that dozens of youths had severe breathing difficulties after inhaling toxic gas fired by Israeli soldiers.

With the death of Amir Bastami, the number of Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of 2023 has risen to 48, including 10 children, and a 61-year-old woman.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Nablus - 13 February 2023. Palestinians carry the the body of Amir Bastami, who was shot dead by Israeli soldiers, during his funeral, in the West Bank city of Nablus


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A Palestinian was early Monday killed, while seven others were injured, during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

A large Israeli unit raided the city, surrounded a civillian building in Sufian Street amidst intense shooting.

Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department, said that there were five injuries with live bullets and one with a rubber-coated steel bullet.

He added that the Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after shooting them in the vicinity of the surrounded building.

Jibril noted that dozens of youths suffered from suffocation due to inhaling toxic gas fired at them by the Israeli soldiers in the area.

He explained that three Red Crescent volunteers are still trapped inside the surrounded building after the forces returned to the scene.

With the killing of the youth, the number of Palestinians who have been killed by Israeli forces since the beginning of 2023 has risen to 48, including 10 children, and a 61-year-old woman, and a prisoner inside Israeli jails.

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