Palestinian doctor killed after Israeli raid on Jenin

A doctor who was shot by Israeli forces on Friday has died in hospital.

Abdallah Abu Teen, a hospital doctor in the West Bank city of Jenin, was among a group of medics trying to reach Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire.

The medics themselves came under fire as they tried to reach wounded Palestinians and Abu Teen was critically injured.

He was initially reported to have been killed but other medics managed to resuscitate him. He later died of his injuries a few hours later.

Other medics were also injured.

Israeli forces in #Jenin refugee camp this morning. At least one arrested and several inured, including 2 #paramedics - who have been trying to reach a man bleeding in one of the alleys of the camp for about 40mins, but being shot at, every attempt. pic.twitter.com/v6xCOxexgm

— Fatima AbdulKarim (@FatiabdulFatima) October 14, 2022

The Palestinian health ministry had said earlier Friday that three Palestinians were killed, including 25-year-old Mateen Dabayah, however other reports have said two were killed.

It is not clear if the announcement of three deaths included Abu Teen.

The Israeli army has not commented on the deaths.

اشتباكات عنيفة بين المقــاومين وقوات الاحتلال داخل مخيم جنين pic.twitter.com/LQNxY0pOaE

— الراية نيوز (@G7TW2l2ViQt5eQN) October 14, 2022

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in recent months during near-daily Israeli raids across the West Bank.

Israel recently stepped up military operations in Jenin and elsewhere in the West Bank, which it has occupied since 1967.

The tensions come weeks before Israelis head to the polls for the fifth time in three years.

Israeli forces have continued raids in occupied East Jerusalem also, where authorities say they are on high alert.

A video posted on Twitter shows Knesset Member Itamar Ben-Gvir taking a gun out to threaten Palestinians in the East Jerusalem area of Sheikh Jarrah, whose residents have legal battles to forcefully evict them since last year.

Ben-Gvir has previously called for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, and is expected to play a critical role following the November 1 elections, with his support important to any coalition which seeks to form a government.

عضو كنيست الاحتلال إيتمار بن غفير يشهر سلاحه في حي الشيخ جراح بالقدس ويطلب إطلاق النار صوب الشبان pic.twitter.com/WRBRd93qS3

— AlQastal القسطل (@AlQastalps) October 13, 2022