Israeli troops fatally shoot Palestinian in Tulkarm

Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian youth east of the city of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

Citing the Israeli television channel KAN, the Palestinian Information Center reported that Israeli forces shot the young man in the vicinity of the Einav settlement on Monday evening.

It further said Israeli forces shot him over the allegation of throwing Molotov cocktails at the troops, adding that they also shot and wounded two of his companions over the same allegation.

The Shehab news agency also reported the killing of the young Palestinian on its official Twitter account.

#عاجل قناة كان العبرية: اسـتـشـهـاد شاب وإصابة اثنين آخرين برصاص قوات الاحتلال قرب مستوطنة "عيناف" المقامة على أراضي طولكرم عقب إطلاق النار تجاههم بزعم إلقائه زجاجة حارقة. pic.twitter.com/yq4lJ0QvFb

— وكالة شهاب (@ShehabAgency) October 5, 2020

The Times of Israel, citing Israel’s Channel 12 news, also confirmed the news.

The Israeli military has made no comments yet.

On August 17, Israeli soldiers shot and injured a 60-year-old mute and deaf Palestinian man on suspicion of carrying a knife at the Qalandiya checkpoint, located between Jerusalem al-Quds and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Human rights groups have repeatedly criticized the Tel Aviv regime for its shoot-to-kill policy as a large number of the Palestinians killed at the scene of the alleged attacks did not pose serious threats to Israelis.

Israeli troops have on numerous occasions been caught on camera brutally killing Palestinians, with the videos going viral online and sparking international condemnation.

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