JERUSALEM, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that its soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank.
According to the statement, the incident occurred during an IDF operation near the village of Anza, south of Jenin, when the man allegedly hurled an explosive device at the soldiers.
It added that the soldiers responded with fire and killed the man, with no casualties among the Israeli forces.
Palestinian official news agency WAFA identified the victim as 19-year-old Ahmed Jihad Barahmeh.
According to the report, he was shot in the back and succumbed to his wounds after being transferred to a nearby hospital.
WAFA added that the incident took place in the morning during an Israeli military raid on the village, as students were on their way to school. The raid disrupted classes and led to confrontations between residents and the Israeli soldiers.
It noted that the Israeli soldiers took over a home in the village center, turning it into a military outpost from which they fired live ammunition in multiple directions, with one of the bullets hitting Barahmeh. ■
