Palestinian succumbs to his wounds from Israeli gunfire

By Awad al-Rujoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - A Palestinian man on Wednesday succumbed to his wounds a week after he was shot by Israeli forces in Jenin city, northern West Bank.

In a statement, the Health Ministry said: "Dia al-Din Sabarini, 25, was martyred today of his wounds from Israeli bullets sustained last week in Jenin."

Sabarini was injured along with four others on Aug. 3 when the Israeli forces raided the city and clashed with the Palestinians.

Sabarini's wounds were critical and he was transferred to a hospital for treatment in Nablus city in northern West Bank.

Since this year till July 26, Israel killed 48 Palestinians and injured more than 11,000 in the West Bank, according to figures by OCHA, the UN humanitarian coordination office in the Palestinian occupied territory.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara