Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in West Bank clashes: army
One of at least six Palestinians shot during clashes near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers pictured following clashes between Israeli settlers from the settlement of Yitzhar and Palestinians from nearby Urif village, south of Nablus in the West Bank, on October 10, 2018. PHOTO: AFP
JERUSALEM:
A Palestinian was killed on Saturday in clashes with Israeli civilians near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.
The Palestinian health ministry said the man was one of at least six Palestinians shot during clashes in Mughayir village near Ramallah.
It named him as Hamdi Nassan, 38, saying he was hit with live ammunition in the back.
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The Israeli army said in a statement that initial indications were that a settler from the nearby Israeli settlement of Adei Ad had a "physical confrontation" with several Palestinians and was slightly hurt.
"Shortly thereafter, a conflict erupted between Israeli civilians and Palestinians in the area, in which live rounds were fired by the civilians," the statement said.
"One Palestinian died and several others are injured."
It said that troops and border police used "riot dispersal means" to break up the disturbance and that the incident would be investigated.
Amin abu Alya, head of the Mughayir village council, said settlers opened fire before the Israeli army moved in.
"At the beginning it was settlers shooting, and then the army came and fired tear gas," he told AFP by phone.
Asked who shot Nassan he said it was settlers.
"We hold the Israeli government fully responsible for this new crime," senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat wrote on Twitter.
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"Settler terrorists continue to attack Palestinian civilians under the protection of the Israeli army."
Mughayir village has been the scene of a number of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in recent months.
Official Palestinian news agency said President Mahmud Abbas "condemns the aggression of settler gangs on the village of Mughayir".
A Palestinian was killed on Saturday in clashes with Israeli civilians near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army said.
The Palestinian health ministry said the man was one of at least six Palestinians shot during clashes in Mughayir village near Ramallah.
It named him as Hamdi Nassan, 38, saying he was hit with live ammunition in the back.
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The Israeli army said in a statement that initial indications were that a settler from the nearby Israeli settlement of Adei Ad had a "physical confrontation" with several Palestinians and was slightly hurt.
"Shortly thereafter, a conflict erupted between Israeli civilians and Palestinians in the area, in which live rounds were fired by the civilians," the statement said.
"One Palestinian died and several others are injured."
It said that troops and border police used "riot dispersal means" to break up the disturbance and that the incident would be investigated.
Amin abu Alya, head of the Mughayir village council, said settlers opened fire before the Israeli army moved in.
"At the beginning it was settlers shooting, and then the army came and fired tear gas," he told AFP by phone.
Asked who shot Nassan he said it was settlers.
"We hold the Israeli government fully responsible for this new crime," senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat wrote on Twitter.
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"Settler terrorists continue to attack Palestinian civilians under the protection of the Israeli army."
Mughayir village has been the scene of a number of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in recent months.
Official Palestinian news agency said President Mahmud Abbas "condemns the aggression of settler gangs on the village of Mughayir".