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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Raneen Sawafta

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank -health officials

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian man Salah Sawafta, 58, who was killed during an Israeli raid, in Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

A Palestinian man died of his wounds on Friday after Israeli forces shot him, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during what Israel's military said was an early morning raid against suspected militants in the occupied West Bank.

Salah Tawfiq Sawafta, 58, was shot in the head in the West Bank city of Tubas, the Palestinian ministry said. His nephew told Reuters that Sawafta was walking home from morning prayers when he was hit.

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