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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in Hebron checkpoint
18 May 2021 10:52 BST
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Images and videos posted on social media showed Islama Fayyad Zahda, a 31-year-old man, lying dead outside a checkpoint after Israeli forces shot him.
Witnesses told the Wafa news agency that Israeli forces opened fire on Zahda and prevented medical teams from approaching his body where he died from his wounds.
In a statement, the Israeli army said the man was carrying an improvised gun, an explosive device and a knife, MEE's Shatha Hammad reported.
It added the man allegedly approached a gathering of soldiers near illegal settlements in the city. No soldier was hurt in the alleged attack.