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Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Silwad

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man, identified as Mohammed Ruhi Hammad, in the town of Silwad east of Ramallah on Friday afternoon.

The Israeli army alleged that Hammad attempted to carry out a car-ramming. No Israeli casualties were reported. 

According to Middle East Eye’s correspondent on the ground, confrontations broke out in Silwad after news of the death broke, and live ammunition was being used on the ground in the village of Budrus, east of Ramallah.