Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank yesterday, the Palestinian health ministry said, during what the Israeli military described as a violent confrontation.
An eye witness, who declined to be named, told Reuters that a group of about 10 Palestinians, some of whom were throwing stones, had started marching toward the soldiers near the village entrance when the troops opened fire.
The Palestinian Health
Ministry identified the dead man as Nihad al-Barghouti, 20. He sustained two bullet wounds around his pelvis, the ministry said.
Palestinians in Nabi Saleh, a village northwest of Ramallah, have for years protested against land seizures by Israel, leading to confrontations with the Israeli military and Jewish settlers. Most countries consider Israeli settlements in occupied territory to be illegal.
Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians broke down in 2014. The Palestinians seek to establish a state in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital — all territories Israel captured in a war in 1967.
Mother of the Palestinian cries next to his body, who medics said was shot by Israeli forces during clashes, at a hospital near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, yesterday.