Palestinian shot dead during Israeli army operation in West Bank

The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed one person overnight during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, while the Palestinian health ministry reported that a teenager had been shot dead.

According to the Israeli military, “Overnight (Sunday), IDF reserve soldiers conducted an operational activity in the Nablus area during which a person hurled an explosive device at the soldiers.

The soldiers responded with fire and neutralized the individual. No IDF injuries were reported.”

The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased as 19-year-old Hassan Ahmed Jamil Moussa, saying he was shot in the Askar refugee camp in eastern Nablus.

Majed Abu Kishk, head of the Askar services committee, stated that the teenager was shot around midnight during a raid on the camp. He was later handed over to Palestinian ambulance services, but was already dead.

The Askar camp is located at the eastern end of Nablus in the northern West Bank, which has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.

Violence in the Palestinian territory has soared since the Hamas attack on Israel triggered the Gaza war in October 2023.

At least 1,006 Palestinians, including militants, have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers since the war started, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

During the same period, 43 Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed in Palestinian attacks in the West Bank, according to official Israeli figures.