RAMALLAH, West Bank Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian and wounded two others during a raid on a house in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said.
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The incident was just like one on Wednesday close to the northern West Bank metropolis of Jenin, the place troops shot dead Mohammed Alawneh, 22, in clashes that adopted raids and searches at a number of homes in the village of Birqin.
The witness did not want to give his name for fear of arrest.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said that during the raid to detain Mohammed, wanted on suspicion of security offences, “forces were attacked by a violent mob”.
She confirmed that the troops had been carrying out arrests along with the paramilitary border police.
The hospital said that the 24-year-old son was being treated for a gunshot wound to the pelvis.
A soldier was “slightly injured” by a stone, she said.
Official reports show that since the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in 1967, approximately 800,000 olive trees have been uprooted in the occupied West Bank.
Alawneh was shot in the chest and died shortly after arriving at hospital in Jenin, a Palestinian medic said.
Abu Riyala, in his mid-20s, was shot while attempting to escape his arrest, she said.
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups hinted at revenge after Thursday’s death.
The doctor identified the man as Falah Abu Maria.
The shootings came after weeks of violence in the Palestinian territories, and amid regular Israeli arrest operations.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the killings with his spokesperson saying that the killing of Palestinians “aims to create a state of instability and tension in the region”, reported WAFA.
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