RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian health officials said Israeli forces killed a man on Saturday in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, while the military said troops fired as he tried to “infiltrate” the area.
The health ministry in Ramallah identified the victim as 34-year-old Nour al-Din Kamal Hassan Fayyad, saying he was “killed by occupation forces´ fire in the Jenin camp”.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its teams in Jenin received a man “with no signs of breathing or pulse from inside Jenin camp after he sustained a live bullet wound to the thigh”.
The military said its troops fired as he tried to enter the camp.
“IDF soldiers identified a suspect attempting to infiltrate the Jenin Camp area, in which the soldiers are operating, and the entry is prohibited,” the military said in a statement to AFP.
