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Ramallah — Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian wanted suspect on Wednesday and arrested 20 people on the west bank of the occupied Jordan River, the military said.
Palestinian authorities have identified the murdered man as Rafik Gangnam, 20, and were shot by soldiers in the town of Java near Jennin. ..
"I heard the Israeli army yelling at the man and asking him to stop before he heard eight bullets fired," don't reveal his identity. The Palestinian Javanese resident who asked for it said.
Israeli troops said the army was conducting counter-terrorism operations across the West Bank and arrested 24 suspects.
The army said the murdered man tried to escape when the soldier fired, adding that the soldier provided first aid to him before he died and the case was under investigation. rice field.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Israel "had more executions and escalated attacks on Palestinians prior to President Biden's visit."
Biden is expected to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders separately before heading to Saudi Arabia on his July 13-16 trip.
US-mediated peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem collapsed in 2014 with no signs of a resurgence.
This week, Palestinians were angry with US findings on the death of Palestinian-American journalist Sirene Abu Acre, who was shot dead during the Israeli attack on Genin last month.
The US State Department said on Monday that Abu Acre was likely killed in an Israeli shooting, but this was probably unintentional. A Palestinian investigation concluded that she was deliberately shot, alleging that Israel had denied it. (Report by Nidalal-Mughrabi and Ramallah Ali Sawafta in Gaza, edited by Mayan Lubell and Nick Macfie)
