Israeli army kills young Palestinian man in West Bank

By Anadolu staff

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - A young Palestinian man was killed early Monday as Israeli forces stormed the Aqbat Jabr camp south of the West Bank city of Jericho.

Clashes erupted after Israeli forces stormed the camp, and the man “was shot with several rounds in the chest and a bullet in the head while he was near a mosque,” Palestine’s official WAFA news agency said, citing local sources.

Israeli forces detained six residents of the camp, according to WAFA.

In a related development, Israeli forces also detained a resident of the city of Beit Jala west of Bethlehem.

In Hebron, Israeli forces stormed the Khallet Taha neighborhood the town of Dura south of Hebron and detained three young men, according to local sources.

On Sunday, forces detained 12 Palestinians, including an elderly woman, her son and a girl from Jerusalem.

*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat