Man, boy killed in Israeli raids in West Bank: Palestinian ministry

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Two Palestinians including a 12 year old boy were killed in separate Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank on Mon...

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Two Palestinians including a 12-year-old boy were killed in separate Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The ministry said in a statement that Ziad Abu Haleel, 66, was killed when "the (Israeli) forces attacked him during a raid on his home in Dura, south of Hebron".

Abu Haleel's son Murad told AFP his father died after being beaten by Israeli soldiers who had come to arrest his brother.

"At 3:00 am, the occupation forces stormed my father's house and wanted to arrest my brother", he said.

"My father tried to stop them, so they struck him twice on the chest, then pushed him, causing his chest to collide with the door, which led to his martyrdom."