Palestinian youth wounded by Israeli forces dies of his injuries

By Qais Omar Darwesh Omar and Mehmet Nuri Ucar

JENIN, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian youth who was shot earlier this month by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank died of his injuries on Friday, Palestinian media reported.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA said 20-year-old Ibrahim Lebedi was seriously wounded when Israeli forces raided the town of Al-Yamun near the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank on April 18.

He was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

Tensions have been high in the Palestinian territories since Israeli forces entered Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard and attacked worshippers last week.

The situation has been exacerbated by settlers' daily incursions into the flashpoint site to commemorate the week-long Jewish Passover holiday.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area the Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.