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Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank

GAZA: Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded at least three others during an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank.

The 23-year-old Mohammed Edwan was shot near the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem.

According to the details, Edwan was reportedly in his vehicle when he was shot from close range with live ammunition.His body remained in the custody of the Israeli army before being handed over to medics at the scene, who then transferred Edwan to a hospital in Ramallah, where he was pronounced dead.

According to the health ministry, the three others who were wounded in the shooting were being treated at the hospital.

Israeli forces raided a number of Palestinian homes in several neighbourhoods in the West Bank and that a crowd gathered in the area, local media reported.

Israeli forces fired live ammunition as well as tear gas and stun grenades, they added.