Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man near Hebron checkpoint

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man near the apartheid wall in the town of Adh Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, on Tuesday.

Local and security sources told Wafa that soldiers opened fire at the Dhahiriya (Meitar) crossing, striking Samer Bassam Al-Zagharneh, a resident of nearby Al-Ramadin.

He was critically wounded in the shooting and later died of his injuries.

Israeli authorities later handed over his body to Palestinian medics, who transported him to Dura Governmental Hospital.

Killings during Israeli military operations have become a near-daily occurrence across the occupied West Bank, as Israeli violence continues to escalate.