Five Palestinians were killed Thursday by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, bringing the number of martyrs to 5 since last Saturday.
Late on Thursday evening, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Farid Malasa (24 years old) died of serious injuries after being shot in the head by the Israeli occupation forces in the town of Deir Bazi', west of Ramallah.
The ministry also reported – through its Facebook page – the death of Samer Saeed Radwan (22 years old) by Israeli bullets near the town of Nabi Elias in Qalqilya, north of the West Bank.
Palestinian medical sources said the Israeli army was holding Radwan's body.
Also in Qalqilya, 17-year-old Muhtadi Majed Salim was killed by Israeli gunfire in the town of Jayyous, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Earlier on Thursday, Al Jazeera correspondent reported the death of Palestinian woman Randa Abdullah Abdul Aziz Ajaj (37 years old) by Israeli gunfire near the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah.
The official Palestinian news agency said the woman's son was wounded by Israeli bullets that targeted the car they were traveling in.
#فيديو circulating of the clash that took place near the occupation police station in Bab al-Sahira in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/BVJyha9N92
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In occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian Khaled Mohtaseb was killed after he opened fire on a police station in Bab al-Sahira in the vicinity of the Old City, wounding two Israeli policemen.
An Israeli police spokesman said the attacker was from the Beit Hanina neighborhood of East Jerusalem and was 21.
Palestinian media published scenes documenting the Israeli occupation forces closing the entrances to the Wad Al-Joz neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem following the shooting.
Palestinian media reported that the occupation forces stormed the house of the martyr Khaled Mohtaseb in the town of Beit Hanina in occupied Jerusalem and arrested his father and brother.
Palestinian sources also reported renewed clashes on Thursday evening between Palestinian youths and the Israeli army in the suburbs of occupied Jerusalem and other areas of the West Bank.
The West Bank has been witnessing confrontations and an escalation of attacks by the Israeli occupation forces and settlers since the Palestinian resistance launched the battle of "Al-Aqsa flood" last Saturday.