Palestinian factions condemned the killing of a Palestinian boy by the Israeli occupation forces on Saturday morning, during their storming of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, and described in separate statements the killing of the boy as a "heinous crime and bloody terrorism."

Hundreds of Palestinians attended the funeral of the 17-year-old Amjad Al-Fayed, who was shot dead by the Israeli army in Jenin.

The funeral procession for the body of the young man, Amjad, proceeded from "Khalil Suleiman" Governmental Hospital, to Jenin camp, his hometown, where his body was buried in the camp's cemetery.

A general strike took place in the camp in protest of the martyrdom of the boy Amjad.

In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of the 17-year-old boy, Amjad Al-Fayed, and the injury of another 18-year-old man with critical injuries, as the Israeli occupation fired bullets during its aggression on Jenin.

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh condemned the killing of the young man, Amjad.

"We condemn this crime and warn of the consequences of the continuing crimes of the occupation against our people, and we call on the international community to condemn it and hold the perpetrators accountable," he said in a statement.


Resistance condemns and vows

In a statement, the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" condemned the killing of Al-Fayed, saying that the occupation's targeting of the boy "with live bullets, leaving him to bleed until he rose as a martyr, and shooting directly at the people and their vehicles, is a heinous crime, and escalating terrorism exposes the brutality and sadism of this occupation."

For its part, the "Islamic Jihad in Palestine" movement said that Al-Fayed's murder by shooting dozens of bullets into his body reveals the meaning of "the bloody terrorism practiced by the occupation against our people."

The movement called on the Palestinians to "escalate the lines of confrontation with the occupier, and to confront it by all means and methods."

In turn, the Palestinian "Ahrar" movement said, "The crimes of the occupation do not fall within the statute of limitations, and the policy of murder and terrorism that it practices against our people will increase the bill that they will pay exorbitantly."

In this context, the Palestinian "Mujahideen" movement held Israel responsible for the "consequences of the continuing crimes against the people," and called on the Palestinians, in its statement, to "escalate the act of resistance, in response to the bleeding blood of the martyrs."

The "Popular Resistance Committees" in Palestine (the parent organization of the Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades) also vowed Israel to "pay the price for its continuing crimes against the people."

Since the beginning of this year, the Israeli army has killed about 55 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, according to the Ministry of Health.


Sherine Abu Aqleh

In Jenin camp, the occupation forces assassinated fellow Al-Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Aqleh with a bullet to the head on May 11, while she was covering an Israeli incursion into the camp.

Al-Jazeera network and the Palestinian Authority accused the occupation army of assassinating colleague Shireen, while the occupation refused to open an investigation into the circumstances of the assassination.

The Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adraee, said that there is no way at the present time to open an investigation into the circumstances of the killing of Al-Jazeera correspondent Shirin Abu Akleh, adding that a final decision will be taken after the operational investigation is completed and all relevant information is considered.