Israeli army kills Palestinian in southern occupied West Bank

Israeli forces raided several homes in Sa'ir town during which soldiers harshly interrogated people, assaulted them, according to local sources

By Ahmed Asmar

ANKARA (AA) - The Israeli army early Tuesday killed a Palestinian man during a raid near the Hebron city in the southern occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry identified the Palestinian as Mohammad Hussein Shalaldeh, 39, who died of his serious wounds.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted local sources as saying that the Israeli army raided the town of Sa'ir and opened fire on Palestinians, seriously wounding Shalaldeh.

The Israeli forces raided several homes in Sa'ir during which the soldiers harshly interrogated people and assaulted them.

Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank amid a deadly Israeli offensive that killed over 39,000 people in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.

At least 579 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,400 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank, according to the Health Ministry.

The International Court of Justice, in an advisory opinion on Friday, declared Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land "unlawful" and said it should be brought to an end "as rapidly as possible."

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