Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli forces in Hebron

Following an earlier report that Israeli forces had shot and wounded a young Palestinian man in north Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, it has been confirmed by the Palestinian health ministry that he has died.

In a statement, the health ministry said that 23-year-old Mohammad Wael al-Sharouf had been shot by Israeli soldiers in the head and left to bleed to death.

It added that his body had been seized by Israeli forces.

Wafa reported earlier that Israeli soldiers had barred ambulance teams from reached Sharouf, and that they had sealed off all entrances to the city following the shooting.