A Palestinian man was killed early Monday during clashes with Israeli troops that erupted in the West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, Palestinian officials reported.
Citing medics, the Palestinian Wafa news agency identified the man as Jamil Kayyal, 31, adding that he was hit by a gunshot in the head.
Israeli media reported that Border Police, aided by army soldiers, entered Nablus to arrest a wanted Palestinian and the clashes erupted when a group of Palestinians threw explosives toward the forces. There were no casualties among the Israeli troops, which arrested the wanted man.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said that Kayyal was carrying a weapon when he was shot and had previously participated in shooting attacks on Israeli soldiers.
"When the forces finished the operation and left the place, explosives were thrown from close range by rioters, who endangered the lives of the forces. The forces responded by firing at the militants and apparently hit one of them, who was wounded and evacuated by The Palestine Red Crescent Society."
The Israeli military often conducts arrest raids in the West Bank, even in territories that are under control of the Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized entity that has limited autonomy in parts of the area. The near-daily raids are in search for Palestinian militants, and are often followed with clashes that are sometimes deadly.
The Palestinians want the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which Israel captured and annexed in 1967, as part of a future state. Peace negotiations between the two sides ground to a halt more than a decade ago.
First published: 09:07, 12.13.21