Israeli soldiers kill 20-year-old at West Bank City of Hebron checkpoint

Israeli military killed a 20-year-old Palestinian man at one of the checkpoints at the south of the city of Hebron in the West Bank, reported Wafa news agency on Wednesday.

The report says that soldiers manning a checkpoint at al-Fahs junction opened fire at Abdul-Fattah Ahed Ahmad al-Hreibat and killed him. The military has not yet released al-Hreibat’s body.

After soldiers killed al-Hreibat, additional soldiers stormed his family home in Dura city and held dozens of his family members captive, subjecting them to interrogation and assault, including kicking and hitting them with rifle butts.

The full circumstances of the incident are still unknown. Wafa reported that soldiers said that al-Hreibat was “neutralised” after he allegedly rammed his vehicle into soldiers at the checkpoint and tried to stab them.

Wafa also reported that Israeli media frequently use the term "neutralised" to denote that a suspected attacker is under control but is later revealed to have been injured or killed. Previous incidents have appeared to be car accidents rather than premeditated attacks.