JERUSALEM: Palestinian health officials said a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire during an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday.
It was the most recent death in a recent spike in violence in the region. Since the spring, Israeli forces have been conducting raids on the West Bank on a daily basis.
Troops reportedly entered the Deheshe refugee camp near Bethlehem in the early hours of Monday, leading to clashes with several local residents. This information was given by the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The jawans then started firing on the crowd, allegedly lobbing tear gas shells.
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According to the report, 22-year-old Umar Mana was killed and six other Palestinians were injured. Four people were detained in this. Israel had no immediate comment.
Since 2006, 2022 is set to be the deadliest year in the West Bank and East Jerusalem due to escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
As the most right-wing and religious administration in Israel's history is set to take office in the coming weeks after former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns to office, further escalation is likely.
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This year more than 140 Palestinians have died in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. According to the Israeli military most of the Palestinians killed were militants.
However, stone-throwing youths as well as unrelated individuals have been killed in response to Israeli army incursions. Monday's deadly shooting comes against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli arrest raids in the West Bank, brought on by a wave of deadly Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the spring that claimed 19 lives.
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The military claims the raids are aimed at breaking up terrorist networks and preventing further attacks, but the Palestinians claim they reinforce Israel's ongoing occupation, which has been in place for 56 years. Nine more people were killed as a result of recent Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets.