Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire in central West Bank

By Aysar Alais and Abdelraouf Arnaout
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday evening, the Health Ministry said.
In a statement, the ministry said it was informed by the Palestinian Authority's General Authority of Civil Affairs that a young man from the town of Deir al-Ghusun was shot dead by Israeli forces near the illegal settlement of Shilo, north of Ramallah.
The Israeli military confirmed earlier that it had killed a Palestinian, claiming that he had carried out a "shooting attack" at the Shilo intersection.
However, Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom said on X that settlers had been injured in a car-ramming incident at the Shilo intersection in the central West Bank.
It said its paramedics provided medical treatment to two young men, who sustained slight injuries.
The statement also mentioned that the driver was neutralized, without providing further details.
Over the past few years, the Israeli military has conducted regular raids in the West Bank, which have escalated with the beginning of the war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. Palestinians have also been violently attacked by illegal Israeli settlers.
At least 778 Palestinians have since been killed and over 6,300 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.
The escalation follows a landmark opinion in July by the International Court of Justice that declared Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian land "illegal" and demanded the evacuation of all existing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala