Palestinian injured in Balata camp dies of wounds


A Palestinian identified as Abdul Nasser Mustafa Riyahi, 24, who was critically injured earlier today from Israeli army gunfire in Balata refugee camp, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, has succumbed to his wounds, according to the Ministry of |Health.

It said Riyahi was shot in the head and suffered critical injuries. He underwent surgery at a Nablus hospital before he was pronounced dead.

Israeli forces broke into the camp in the morning and surrounded a house. Confrontations broke out during which the soldiers opened live fire at the Palestinians injuring four, one of them later died of his wounds.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA