The area near the 'Gush Etzion' settlement bloc, located south of Bethlehem, witnessed a ramming attack carried out by a Palestinian youth this Sunday evening. Field sources reported that a Palestinian vehicle sped towards a group of settlers and occupation soldiers stationed at the location, resulting in several direct injuries among them before the military forces present intervened.
The operation resulted in four settlers sustaining injuries of varying degrees, with two of them described as serious. Occupation ambulances rushed to the scene to transport the injured to nearby hospitals. Following the incident, occupation forces imposed a tight security cordon around the area and began extensive search operations and road closures leading to the settlement bloc.
For its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the identity of the perpetrator, stating the martyrdom of Amjad Jawad Abdul Fattah Al-Natsha, a resident of Hebron. Al-Natsha's martyrdom came after occupation soldiers fired a heavy barrage of live ammunition at his vehicle immediately after the ramming attack, leading to fatal injuries from which he died at the scene.
In political reactions, the Hamas movement praised the operation, considering it a natural response to the settlement policies and repeated aggressions against the Palestinian people and their land. The movement stated in a communiqué that these operations prove the occupation's failure to break the will of the resistance, emphasizing that plans aimed at displacing Palestinians or annexing their lands will be met with increasing popular anger at all points of contact.
The movement also clarified that the blood of martyrs and the sacrifices of Palestinian youth are the guarantee to thwart Judaization projects targeting holy sites and established national rights. It affirmed that the escalation of resistance in the West Bank sends a clear message to the occupation that stability will not be achieved as long as aggression and siege continue, and that the Palestinian people are committed to defending themselves by all available means.
The operation confirms that our Palestinian people will not be intimidated by the crimes of the occupation and the brutality of the settlers, and will not stand idly by in the face of continuous aggression.
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Palestinian Youth Martyred After Ramming Attack South of Bethlehem