- A Palestinian died in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after being shot.
- Mahmud Fayez Abu Ayhour, 27, was killed in Halhul, north of the flashpoint city.
- The Israeli army told AFP that it was investigating the incident.
A Palestinian died in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after being shot in the stomach by Israeli forces, According to the Palestinian health ministry, the latest bloodshed in the territory.
Mahmud Fayez Abu Ayhour, 27, was killed in Halhul, north of the flashpoint city of Hebron, according to the ministry. The Israeli army told AFP that it was investigating the incident.
The Red Crescent had earlier reported several injuries following unrest in Halhul.
In recent weeks, the Israeli army has been conducting near-daily operations across the West Bank, making multiple arrests in what they describe as “counter-terrorism activities”.
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The most recent operation, conducted overnight, involved nine arrests, the army said.
Nineteen people, mostly Israeli civilians — including 18 inside Israel and a Jewish settler — have been killed in attacks by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs since late March.
Israeli security forces have responded by conducting raids both within Israel and in the West Bank, particularly in and around Jenin. Three Israeli Arab attackers, as well as a police commando, were killed.
Forty Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including suspected militants as well as non-combatants such as an Al Jazeera journalist covering a raid in Jenin and bystanders.
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