Palestinian killed by Israeli army in West Bank

Protester shot dead in a clash between soldiers and Palestinians demonstrating against illegal settlements.

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian protester during clashes in the occupied West Bank on Friday. A group of Palestinians threw stones towards two Israeli soldiers and the troops then opened fire, reported a photographer with Reuters news agency. A group of Palestinians carried the man away. “A citizen who was shot in the head with live ammunition died,” the Palestinian health ministry said, adding the incident happened in the village of Beit Dajan, near Nablus.