Palestinian well being officers say Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian man within the occupied West Financial institution
JERUSALEM — Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian man Thursday within the occupied West Financial institution, Palestinian well being officers mentioned, the newest demise in a spike of violence that has rocked the area.
The Palestinian Well being Ministry mentioned 20-year-old Khalil Yahya Anis was shot within the head within the metropolis of Nablus, a frequent flashpoint for confrontations between the Israeli navy and Palestinians.
The Israeli navy mentioned troops working within the metropolis got here underneath hearth and fired again. The troops had been demolishing the house of a Palestinian behind the killing of an Israeli soldier final 12 months. Israel demolishes the houses of attackers in what it says is a deterrent in opposition to future assaults. Critics say the tactic quantities to collective punishment.
Israel and the Palestinians have been gripped by months of violence, centered primarily within the West Financial institution, the place some 120 Palestinians have been killed this 12 months.
Israel has been staging near-nightly raids within the West Financial institution in response to a spasm of Palestinian violence early final 12 months. Palestinian assaults in opposition to Israelis have surged throughout that point.
Israel says many of the lifeless had been militants, however stone-throwing youths protesting the incursions and others not concerned in confrontations have additionally been killed.
Palestinian assaults in opposition to Israelis have killed a minimum of 20 individuals this 12 months.