Israeli gunfire killed 1 and wounded another in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said

Israeli gunfire killed 1 and wounded another in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said

Israeli gunfire killed one person and wounded another in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on Monday, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said.

The ministry said another person suffered critical chest injuries “due to occupation force fire in Nablus.”

For their part, Israeli police said that security forces killed what they described as “terrorists” in Nablus in the occupied West Bank during an operation to arrest a wanted man. It said the border police, together with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered Nablus to arrest wanted persons in a statement Monday. As the arrests were made, “violent disturbances against the forces began” and a man who threw explosives at Israeli soldiers was shot dead.

“In addition, another person who disturbed the order was shot in the leg after endangering the security of the team.”

The security forces also opened fire on a “suspicious vehicle” that drove towards the forces at high speed and did not respond to their calls, resulting in injuries to the driver of the vehicle.