Jerusalem/Ramallah, Dec. 31 (UNI) A Palestinian man was shot dead in his car by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Israeli military and Palestinian sources said.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that three people were critically wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle near the village of Einabus in the northern West Bank. Footage circulating on social media showed the vehicle engulfed in flames.
Palestine’s General Authority for Civil Affairs identified the victim as 20-year-old Qais Sami Jasser Allan.
Palestinian news agency WAFA, citing eyewitnesses, reported that a group of Israeli soldiers stormed the village, opening fire on the house of a Palestinian family and a vehicle on the village road.
The Israeli military said in a statement that a Palestinian attempted to ram soldiers operating in the area. “In response, the soldiers fired at the attacker and eliminated him,” it said.
There were no reports of injuries among the Israeli troops.
Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since Oct. 7, 2023, according to the U.N. human rights office for the occupied Palestinian territory.
