The victim is a Palestinian worker who traveled to Israel every day. Contacted by AFP, the Tsahal said it was investigating the incident.
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A Palestinian was shot and killed on Sunday June 19 by Israeli forces near the separation barrier in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced. The Israeli army, for its part, assured AFP that it was investigating the incident. The 53-year-old victim was identified by the ministry as Nabil Ghanem, a worker from the city of Nablus. According to the official Wafa news agency, he was among tens of thousands of Palestinian workers who travel to Israel every day, where they receive higher wages, including in the construction and agricultural sectors.
His death comes two days after the deaths of three armed Palestinians, including a local Hamas commander, in clashes with the Israeli army in the Jenin area, where Israeli forces have been stepping up operations since a series of attacks in March that leaves at least 19 dead in Israel. Since these attacks, at least 45 Palestinians have been killed in different incidents with the Israeli army.
Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip, threatened the Jewish state on Friday with reprisals following the death of one of its local commanders during the operation in Jenin. On Saturday, a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, which responded with strikes on this impoverished enclave of 2.3 million inhabitants.