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Al Quds Brigades leader and one other operative assassinated by Israeli forces in Jenin; four others injured

Funeral of Mustafa 'Ateeq (MaanImages)

25 August 207

Jenin- Ma'an- A leader of the Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al Quds Brigades, Alaa Salah Mohammad Surour, has been killed in Jenin, while four others were injured, when Israeli Special Forces launched a military operation in the city, early on Saturday morning.

One of those injured, Mustafa 'Ateeq, 23, also an Al Quds operative, has now died from his injuries sustained this morning. He received a gunshot to his neck.

Eyewitnesses reported that "the man and his comrades were in a car in the city center, when they stopped to drink coffee in one of the cafes. They did not leave their car, but stopped for a little while. In the meantime, a Volkswagen car suddenly arrived. Several Israeli soldiers jumped out and started shooting at the car and its immediate vicinity. Surour was killed instantly, and three of his comrades were injured, one of which seriously. Another citizen, named Ali Abu Rmaila was also seriously injured."

The witnesses added that Israeli units were identified in three cars, several military jeeps and armored vehicles, patrolling the streets of the city in the north of the West Bank.

The spokesman of the brigades told Ma'an via telephone that the "brigades will retaliate strongly, and that the reaction will come very soon." He concluded that "resistance is the only option to stand and face the occupation."

The spokesperson of the Israeli army stated that an Israeli soldier was injured during clashes with armed Palestinian fighters. He told press that the injured soldier was transferred to Barzalai hospital in Ashkelon for treatment.