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327 Palestinians killed during Jerusalem Intifada

July 3, 2017 at 1:34 pm

Father of 25-year-old Fadi Al-Najjar, who was killed by Israeli forces, kisses his son before his body is laid to rest in the Gaza Strip on 6 June, 2017 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]

Israeli occupation forces have killed 327 Palestinians since the start of the ongoing Jerusalem Intifada in October 2015, according to figures released by Al-Quds Centre for Palestinian and Israel Studies yesterday.

According to the statistic, Israeli occupation forces have killed 48 Palestinians since the start of this year.

The largest number of deaths were of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, where 81 Palestinians were killed, followed by Jerusalem with 65, Ramallah with 33, Jenin with 25, Nablus with 23, Bethlehem 20, Tulkarm 8, Salfit 5, Qalqilia 4 and Tubas 1.

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Meanwhile, the statistic said that 52 Palestinians were killed in the besieged Gaza Strip, seven in Israel and three none Palestinians.

Of those killed 91 were children, the youngest just three-month-old.

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Thirty-two females were killed, including 16 minors. The youngest was the Rahaf Hassan, who was killed aged two when her house was attacked by Israeli jets in Gaza.

The bodies of nine Palestinians are being held by Israeli forces and have not been released for burial.