Palestinian Reported Killed by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank

A 27-year-old Palestinian man was shot to death Saturday by Israeli forces in the West Bank village Azzun, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.

The Palestinain man was identified as Yahya Ali Adwan. He was killed in a village near Qalqilya between after 1 A.M.

IDF forces were operating in the West Bank overnight following a terror attack in the settlement of Ariel in which one person was killed. The assailants fled the scene and a manhunt is still underway.

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Palestinians from the village posted a video in which they say Adwan can be seen fleeing as he gets shot in the back.

The Israeli military said that during an operation near the village, forces fired at Palestinians who threw firebombs at them.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Adwan was formerly incarcerated.

Palestinian activists in Azzun said that Adwan has been arrested several times since 2010 for activities threatening the state's security, including once in 2019 and once more last year, and racked up seven-and-a-half years in prison.

Last Tuesday A 20-year-old Palestinian was killed in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry the man, identified as Ahmed Ibrahim Oweidat, was hit in the head by live fire during clashes in a refugee camp located near Jericho.

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the West Bank have been on the rise during the month of Ramadan. They follow a series of Israeli military raids launched in response to a recent wave of Palestinian terror attacks that has taken the lives of 14 Israelis since late March.