Israeli army kills Palestinian man in N. West Bank

RAMALLAH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) — The Israeli forces on Thursday killed a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
The man has been transferred to Rafidia Governmental Hospital from al-Ain refugee camp, west of Nablus, the Ramallah-based Health Ministry said in a brief statement.
Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli forces stormed the refugee camp with live ammunition, critically wounding the young man, Jihad al-Qatouni, who later died of the injury.
The sources and witnesses added that the Israeli forces arrested three other young men after raiding and searching their homes in Nablus.
The Israeli army has not commented on the incident. Israel usually described these raids in the West Bank as “counter-terrorism operations” targeting “terrorists” linked to Palestinian armed groups.
West Bank cities, camps and villages have been witnessing an escalation in tensions since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023.
Since then, more than 770 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire and bombing across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. ■