ISRAELI FORCES KILL PALESTINIAN MAN IN OCCUPIED WEST BANK

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in confrontations following a military raid in the southern occupied West Bank.

The man, identified as 27-year-old Mahmoud Fayez Abu Ayhour, was killed on Thursday in the town of Halhul, 5km (3 miles) north of Hebron city.

Abu Ayhour arrived at Al-Mizan Hospital in Hebron in critical condition just before 1pm (10:00 GMT). He was announced dead 30 minutes later.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Abu Ayhour was shot in the stomach.

Source: National News Agency