Palestinian killed as masked Israeli settlers storm West Bank town

Armed Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Jit, east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, killing at least one man overnight Thursday.

The Palestinian health ministry identified Rashid Mahmoud Abdel Qader Sadda, 23, as the victim. He was shot in the chest by one of the armed settlers.

Several other Palestinians have been wounded in the attack, one of them critically.

The masked settlers hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails while storming the Palestinian town. Some of them burned cars and destroyed property.

Footage from the scene shows Palestinians screaming while trying to put out the fires on their property.

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