Tension between Israel and Palestine appears to be rising after a young unarmed Palestinian man was shot dead in occupied West Bank during a confrontation with Israeli soldiers and settlers in the village of Urif, south of Nablus. The 23-year-old, identified as Imayyer Shehadeh, was shot in the chest and succumbed to his wounds shortly after at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus, according to Al Jazeera.
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank was quoted as saying "The settlers raided the village and then the army stepped in. It's unclear who shot him exactly. It was basically the Palestinians on one side and the settlers and the occupation army on the other."
Also, a 16-year-old Palestinian boy was also shot with live ammunition at the scene and is being treated for his injuries. An Israeli forces spokesman told AFP news agency that "a riot was instigated, during which troops used riot dispersal means and fired live rounds".
Previous reports had indicated that 12 person had been killed since January 2018 by Israeli forces.
