Three Palestinians, including 17-year-old, killed in West Bank by Israeli forces

Three Palestinians, including 17-year-old, killed in West Bank by Israeli forces
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Israeli raids in occupied West Bank and three Palestinian deaths in the hands of Israeli forces have followed a recent ceasefire in Gaza Strip.

While a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians still holds after the former's deadly airstrikes in Gaza throughout the weekend, a 17-year-old Palestinian youth was killed in the city of Hebron on Tuesday during protests against Israeli raids in West Bank.

Two Palestinians, allegedly affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, had been killed earlier in the day in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus as Israeli forces raided a house.

15 children killed in recent attacks in Gaza

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza announced that 44 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes that started on Friday evening, and that there were 15 children among the fatalities.

The ministry also reported over 300 injuries.

HDP condemns Israeli attacks

The co-chairs of the foreign relations commission of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey released a statement on Tuesday condemning recent Israeli attacks.

Feleknas Uca and Hisyar Ozsoy said:

"We strongly condemn Israel's airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Many civilians, including children, were killed in these airstrikes (...) The storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the company of the Israeli police, is also unacceptable. This incident is a result of an Israeli court decision allowing Israeli settlers to perform religious rites in the courtyard of the mosque."

They added:

"We call upon the United Nations and other international institutions to urgently take action to end the repression against the Palestinian people. The recent ceasefire does not provide a guarantee that attacks will not resume."