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A Palestinian youth dawn Friday succumbed to his critical injuries from Israeli army gunfire in al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to medical sources.

They said that Mohammad Jawabreh, 22, succumbed to critical injuries that he sustained by Israeli troops Thursday afternoon after being hit by a live round that pierced his head in the southern West Bank refugee camp.

Jawabreh was rushed to al-Ahliu Hospital, where medics said that the live round caused a significant damage to his brain and was later pronounced dead.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health, Israeli forces and armed settlers have killed 65 Palestinians, including 13 children, four elderly and a prisoner, since the start of 2023.