Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian near al-Khalil
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian near al-Khalil
Israeli forces shoot, kill Palestinian near al-Khalil
Israeli forces have shot and killed another Palestinian amid escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank territories.
The shooting took place on Wednesday near the city of al-Khalil ('Hebron'), with Israeli forces claiming that the victim had ran over and injured two Israeli policemen in the West Bank, Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported.
The agency quoted an Israeli army spokesperson as saying that those wounded in the alleged hit-and-run incident were Israeli policemen, without providing further information.
Israeli authorities claimed that a 20-year-old Israeli was severely injured in the incident and another sustained moderate injuries.
Israeli media, meanwhile, identified the Palestinian gunned down by Israeli soldiers following the incident as a 22-year-old male from Tulkarm.
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