An Israeli border police member aims his weapon towards Palestinians during a protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, Asira ash-Shamaliya near Nablus July 3, 2020. (Reuters)
Palestinian killed by Israel army in West Bank: Sources
A Palestinian was killed by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, Palestinian medical and security sources said.
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Bakir Hashash, 21, of the Balata refugee camp, was shot in the head after the Israeli army entered an area east of the northern city of Nablus to make arrests, the sources said.
Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army had no immediate comment.
Clashes break out frequently in Palestinian population centres in the West Bank when Israeli troops mount incursions to carry out arrests.
Israel has occupied the territory since the Six-Day War of 1967. Excluding annexed east Jerusalem, some 475,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank regarded as illegal under international law alongside more than 2.8 million Palestinians.
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