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- Mohammed Ali Shtayyeh killed when Israeli military fires on vehicle near village of Beit Ur Al-Fawqa
- Israeli troops take the body of the 37-year-old victim following the shooting
LONDON: The Israeli military shot and killed a 37-year-old Palestinian man near the village of Beit Ur Al-Fawqa in the occupied West Bank, west of Ramallah, on Thursday evening, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
Israeli forces took the body of the victim, Mohammed Ali Shtayyeh, following the shooting, according to Palestinian Authority’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, which is responsible for security coordination with Israel in the Palestinian territories.
Shtayyeh was killed when Israeli forces fired on a vehicle near a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village. Heavy gunfire could be heard in the vicinity of the incident, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported.
On Tuesday, 32-year-old Mahdi Mohammed Awad Dirieh was killed by the Israeli military, who said he had carried out a ramming attack near the West Bank town of Al-Khader. Two other people reportedly were injured during the incident.
Since October 2023, more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the West Bank, while 36 Israelis, including security personnel, have died in attacks by Palestinians, according to official figures.