A Palestinian man, Alas Zaghal, 21 died of a bullet wound fired by Isreali army on the head while two others have been injured by Israeli forces in the town of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank according to the Palestinian health ministry.
At least six other Palestinians, including two journalists, were wounded by Israeli fire, one on the hand and the other on the shoulder as the Israeli army confirmed it was conducting a military operation in the village of Deir al-Hatab.
Opinions from local residents was that the army had surrounded a house inside the village, killing Zaghal and shooting at a local media crew that was covering the incident. The two journalists, Mahmoud Fawzy and Loai Samhan were seen bleeding and being taken away by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
On Monday, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah. The Israeli military said soldiers went into the camp to apprehend an individual suspected of “terror activity”. During Monday’s operation, “two suspects attempted to carry out a ramming attack against IDF soldiers. The soldiers responded with fire and neutralised the two suspects”, said the Israeli military.”
Since March, deadly attacks majorly by Isreali troops has been a hit on the north side of Israeli-occupied West Bank.