Israeli army slain Palestinian in West Bank raid

• The man was killed in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.
• A 17-year-old died on Sunday after another Israeli army assault in the same town.
• At least 50 Palestinians have been killed, mostly in the West Bank since the beginning of March.

RAMALLAH: Israeli army killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Rafiq Riyad Ghannem, age 20, was “shot by the occupation (Israeli army)” in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the ministry said in a statement, adding that he died in the village of Jaba.

The Israeli military did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

A 17-year-old Palestinian died on Sunday after being shot the previous day during another Israeli army assault in the same town.

Since the end of March, at least 50 Palestinians have been killed, mostly in the West Bank.

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