Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | The Israel forces has killed a Palestinian man as he was standing on the roof of his house during a refugee camp raid in East Jerusalem, said the Palestinian officials.

“Sameer Aslan, aged 41, shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at dawn in the Qalandiya refugee camp on Thursday January 12, 2023” according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

He was killed about 10 minutes after his 17-year-old son, Ramzi, was arrested by the Israeli army from their home.

Following the arrest, “the whole family went up to the roof to see what was happening, when they heard loud screams and that one of their other sons was injured”, Zakariya Fayyaleh, an official with the Palestinian Authority reported by Al Jazeera News.

Sameer Aslan is the seventh Palestinian to be killed by the Israeli forces since the beginning of 2023, including three children. He is also the third Palestinian killed in less than 24 hours.

On Thursday morning, the Israeli army raided the city of Nablus, including the Old City. At least seven Palestinians have been reported injured by Israeli live fire, according to the health ministry.

According to the United Nation,2022 was the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since 2006. 

More than 30 children were among the dead last year, and at least 9,000 other Palestinians were injured.