West Bank & Jerusalem
Hamas official calls youth's execution at Damascus Gate part of occupation crimes.
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Hamas's Jerusalem affairs chief Haroun Nasraldeen said the execution of a young Jerusalemite Friday morning at Damascus Gate represents an escalation of ongoing occupation crimes against Palestinians in the city, according to Shehab Wire. The incident marks what he described as a continuation of systematic violence.
Nasraldeen mourned the slain youth in a statement released after the incident. He framed the killing within a broader pattern of what Hamas characterizes as unlawful Israeli military actions targeting Jerusalem's Palestinian population.
