Jerusalemite boy Muhammad Nidal Abu Libdeh was martyred tonight after Israeli occupation forces shot him, leaving him bleeding in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem, near Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Jerusalem Governorate stated that following the martyrdom of Abu Libdeh, the occupation forces brutally attacked civilians in the vicinity of the site, closed the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and detained worshippers inside for a period of time before reopening the Lions' Gate. As worshippers were subjected to further attacks, including beatings and shoving, upon their exit.

Israeli occupation forces also raided the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem, and stormed the home of the martyr Abu Libdeh's family. They arrested a number of his family members after searching the house and ransacking its contents.