288 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli occupying forces

With the murder this Friday night of a young man by the Israeli army, the number of Palestinian deaths in the West Bank since the beginning of the conflict on October 7 has risen to 288, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported this Saturday.

The ministry announced, as reported by Telesur, in a brief statement that “Hamza Ibrahim Muhammad Bashkar, 30, was shot dead by Israeli forces near the city of Huwara on Friday night.” The ministry did not provide further details about the circumstances of Bashkar's murder.

A source from the city of Nablus told Anadolu that the Israeli army killed Bashkar after accusing him of trying to stab soldiers. The body is now in the custody of the Israeli army, the source added.

In addition to the 288 Palestinians killed, another 3,430 have been injured in the West Bank since October 7, the ministry added.

Meanwhile, the Society of Palestinian Prisoners said Saturday that Israeli authorities “arrested 16 citizens on Saturday, bringing the number of detainees in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, to about 4,520 Palestinians since October 7.”