Children stand near a damaged building in the aftermath of Israeli military strikes on Islamic Jihad targets, in Gaza, May 9, 2023. (Credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters)
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli army said it returned fire after being shot at.
"Saleh Mohamed Sabra, 22, was killed by live bullets during an Israeli attack in Nablus," the ministry said, adding that another Palestinian was wounded by gunfire.
The Israeli army said it was conducting an operation in Nablus to prepare to demolish the house of a man suspected of an armed attack that killed two Israelis in the area in February.
"During the operation, suspects threw stones and fired in the direction of soldiers who responded with live fire," the Israeli army said in a statement, adding that one suspect was hit.
The incident comes after a ceasefire ended five days of fierce attacks and retaliatory strikes between the Israeli army and the Islamic Jihad group in Gaza. The attacks killed 35 people, the vast majority of which were Palestinians.
So far this year, 150 Palestinians, 20 Israelis, a Ukrainian and an Italian have been killed, according to an AFP tally based on official sources from both sides.
These figures include combatants as well as civilians, and, on the Israeli side, three members of the Arab minority.
Palestinians on Monday mark the "Nakba," or catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from their homes following the creation of Israel 75 years ago.
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian man Monday in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli army said it returned fire after being shot at.
"Saleh Mohamed Sabra, 22, was killed by live bullets during an Israeli attack in Nablus," the ministry said, adding that another Palestinian was wounded by gunfire.
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