JERUSALEM – A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire during a clash withthe army in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, the health ministry inRamallah said.
An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that an operation had sparked a clashwith Palestinians in Tammun, northeast of the city of Nablus, but had noword on any death.
The Palestinian ministry named the dead man as Mohammed Bisharat, 21, andsaid he had taken a bullet to the chest.
It said three other Palestinians had been hit by live fire and three byrubber-coated bullets.
The Israeli army acknowledged firing live rounds.
“Around 50 Palestinians threw stones and petrol bombs at our soldiers, whoresponded with anti-riot tactics and live fire,” a statement said.
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The West Bank, which has been occupied by Israeli forces since the Six-DayWar of 1967 and transformed by the persistent expansion of Israelisettlements, has seen a rise in tensions in recent weeks.
On October 7, a Palestinian shot dead two Israeli colleagues at anindustrial zone adjacent to a settlement in the northern West Bank. Thesuspect remains on the run.
On Monday, a Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in theflashpoint southern West Bank city of Hebron before being shot dead bytroops.
On October 12, a Palestinian woman died of wounds sustained during astone-throwing attack near Nablus. The Palestinians say it was the work ofsettlers, while Israeli police say her death remains under investigation. -APP/AFP
