Palestine's health ministry named the victim as Abdul Rahim Fayez Ghannam, who was shot in the head by live fire from Israeli troops.
The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Israel this year is the highest since 2005, according to the UN. / Photo: AA Archive
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said, as a surge of deadly violence in the occupied territory shows no signs of abating. In Friday's statement, the ministry said Abdul Rahim Fayez Ghannam, 36, was"shot by live occupation fire in the head" in the village of al Aqaba in the northern West Bank.Israeli forces
withdrew, Palestinian residents inspected bullet marks and a gaping hole left in the wall of a house. The Israeli army, whose forces regularly carry out raids into Palestinian communities, did not immediately comment on the latest raid when contacted by AFP news agency.
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