Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid
Tulkarm, Palestinian Territories (AFP):
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank, his family said as mourners gathered for the funeral on Friday.
Mahmoud Jihad Jarad, 23, was shot dead by troops during an overnight raid on Tulkarm refugee camp in the northern West Bank, official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
A family member, Iyad Abdulrahim Jarad, confirmed that his relative was shot after the Israeli army entered the camp.
Israel has illegally occupied the West Bank since 1967 and its forces regularly make violent incursions into Palestinian communities.
The military said “suspects blocked routes and fired towards the soldiers, who responded with live fire” during the raid.
Jarad’s body was shrouded in a Palestinian flag, his head wrapped in a keffiyeh, as he was carried through the streets in a funeral procession.
The latest fatality brings to 214 the number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so far this year.
Some 28 Israelis have also been killed.
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