Palestinian Authority officer killed in Jenin, report says

First Lieutenant Ibrahim Jumaa al-Qaddoumi of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces was killed in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.

The officer died while “performing his national duty defending the security and stability of his people”, Brigadier-General Anwar Rajab, spokesperson for the PA security forces, said.

The PA's security forces have been engaged in weeks of armed confrontations with Palestinian resistance fighters in Jenin.