Ramallah: A Palestinian was martyred on Monday as a result of suffocation from tear gas fired by Israeli occupation forces while providing protection to dozens of settlers who stormed the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, in the West Bank.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that a 48-year-old citizen died of suffocation from the tear gas fired by Israeli occupation forces while providing protection to dozens of settlers who stormed the town of Sinjil. It added that dozens also suffered from suffocation due to tear gas fired at citizens.

A Palestinian from the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, was injured by live bullets during clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the town. Local sources reported that the occupation forces, who were in the town during the demolition of a residential building, fired live ammunition at civilians, including school students. One student was injured by a live bullet in the foot and was transferred to the Hebron Governmental Hospital for treatment.

Cities, towns, and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem witness daily raids and incursions into villages and towns by the occupation forces, accompanied by clashes, arrests, and the firing of live and rubber bullets, as well as tear gas canisters at Palestinian youth. The intensity of these raids has increased in conjunction with the unprecedented and ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.