Israeli soldiers kill one Palestinian and injure two journalists

• Alaa Zaghal, 21, died of a bullet wound to the head fired by the occupation [Israeli] army.
• At least six other Palestinians, including two journalists, were wounded by Israeli fire.
• Violence was the latest to hit the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israeli forces killed one Palestinian man and injured at least two others in the town of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

According to a statement released on Wednesday, Alaa Zaghal, 21, “died of a bullet wound to the head fired by the occupation [Israeli] army.”

At least six other Palestinians, including two journalists, were injured by Israeli fire, according to medics on the scene.

The Israeli army confirmed that it was conducting a military operation in Deir al-Hatab.

According to locals, the army surrounded a house within the village, killing Zaghal and shooting at a local media crew covering the incident.

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