Monitoring Desk
GAZA: Palestinian health officials said on Saturday that a Palestinian was killed by an Israeli in the northern West Bank.
Palestinian official Ghassan Douglas said that the incident happened when an Israeli settler opened fire on a 27-year-old villager in West Bank.
Health Ministry
The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the killed villager as Methqal Rayan. Video shared by the village council shows the Israeli firing 10 gunshots toward the villager.
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Douglas added that the West Bank has witnessed an intense wave of violence in recent days. Reports said that around 150 Palestinians were killed during last year. According to Associated Press, 45 Palestinians have been killed so far in the current year.
