Palestinian worker from Al-Khalil shot dead by IOF soldiers

13 يناير/كانون الأول 2013 الساعة . 01:14 م   بتوقيت القدس

Oday Al-Darawish, a Palestinian worker from Al-Khalil, was gunned down by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) south of the city on Saturday night.

Relatives told the PIC that IOF soldiers shot and killed 21-year-old Oday while trying to cross into 1948 occupied lands to look for work.

They said that Oday suffered serious injuries near the Mitar roadblock south of Al-Khalil and was arrested by the soldiers.

They said that the youth was taken to Soroka hospital in Beersheba where he was later pronounced dead.