Israeli troops kill a palestinian, deny Palestinian worshippers access to al-aqsa mosque

Israel killed a Palestinian citizen on Friday, and wounded eight others including three children in the occupied Palestinian territories, reported today the Palestinian IPC news agency.

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The report added "An unidentified Palestinian citizen was shot dead by the Israeli occupying forces in the vicinity of the (illegal) Jewish settlement of Nitzarim, south of Gaza City," adding "Palestinian medical sources said that Israeli occupying troops positioned near Nitzarim opened their fire unwarrantedly towards the citizen; several live bullets holed his body. He was left bleeding to death."

Meantime, IPC reported that "Since a couple of days, the Israeli occupying forces have been imposing strict military measures in the Occupied East Jerusalem .. hindering the worshiping of thousands of Muslim Palestinians in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan."