A 19-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by the Israeli army during a raid early on Monday in Qabatiya area, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said.ย
He has been identified as 19-years-old, Taher Mohamed Zakarneh.
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As per the health ministry, he died after being hospitalised with a bullet injury on the head, another on the right foot, and on the left thigh with burns.ย
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Moreover, another youth was injured and three others detained in Qabatiya, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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The Israeli army said it had "conducted counterterrorism activity in the city of Jenin and in the town of Qabatiya and apprehended five wanted individuals suspected of terrorist activity" and a total of 17 individuals were arrested in overnight raids across the West Bank.ย
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The Israeli army has been conducting near-daily raids in the West Bank since the start of the year in which scores of Palestinians have been killed.ย
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During the raids, four Israeli troopers were also injured when an explosive device was thrown at their post near the Palestinian town of Nabi Saleh, the Israeli army said.ย
