(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 26 - One dead and four injured is the toll of accidents that occurred yesterday in Nablus (West Bank) when, according to local media, departments of Palestinian security forces forced the closure of a super market that remained open in the evening despite severe restrictions imposed by the National Authority to contain the coronavirus.
The Maan news agency identified the 54-year-old secretary of the dial-Fatah section in the Balat al-Balad ward as Imadal-Din Abu al-Amid Dweikat. The man, according to Maan, was hit by a bullet fired by agents. The governor of the city, the gen. Ibrahim Ramadan ordered the immediate opening of an investigation and appealed for calm.
Meanwhile, among Palestinians, the number of positive cases since the start of the pandemic (in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem) has risen to 12,795, according to the Ministry of Health. Between Friday and Saturday almost 400 new infections were registered. The death toll is now 78. (ANSAmed).
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Coronavirus: West Bank, supermarket clashes closed, 1 dead
2020-07-26T08:55:12.561Z
One dead and four injured is the toll of accidents that occurred yesterday in Nablus (West Bank) when, according to local media, departments of the Palestinian security forces imposed the closure of a supermarket that remained open in the evening despite the ... (ANSA)
