RAMALLAH: The Israeli military acknowledged on Monday that a Palestinian man fatally shot by Israeli troops last week was not a threat or a threat and should not have died.

On 15 January, Ahmed Kahla, 46, of Ramon, near Silwad in the occupied West Bank, was shot in the neck at close range at a military checkpoint.

When Kahla first got out of his car with a knife in his hand and ran towards the soldiers with the intention of striking them, the Israeli army claimed that was why he was shot.

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When their car was stopped at a checkpoint with Kahala's father, Kusai (20), a soldier reportedly fired a stun grenade that hit the roof of the car. Kahla asked why they were being attacked, and the officer shot her before pulling her from the car and applying pepper spray.

According to the Army's investigation, Kahla had no intent to commit the stabbing, and "death should not have resulted from this incident."

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The victim's 45-year-old brother Zayed told Arab News, "They killed her unnecessarily. We will do everything possible to prosecute them. There are plans to go to the International Criminal Court in addition to filing a lawsuit against the family." military for monetary damages in Israeli courts.

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Zayed said, "We want them to pay the price for their crime, even though we realize their trial will not bring back our brother Ahmed." "We want to stop them from killing more Palestinians in the cold for no reason."