A young Palestinian was killed in a raid by Jewish settlers on the village of Burqa, according to Palestinian state news agency WAFA
Hamas issued a message of condolence and called on Palestinians to mobilise to counter the attacks of Jewish settlers. / Photo: AA Archive
The Palestinian Health Ministry announced late on Friday that Qusai Jamal Maatan was shot dead by settlers who stormed the village, which is located east of Ramallah.The illegal settlers also brought animals with them to show that they wanted to establish a settlement by further confiscating Palestinian land in the region, WAFA said.
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