Palestinian shot dead by Israeli soldiers in Nablus

A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces in Nablus after he opened fire at two Israeli soldiers on Wednesday, as tensions boiled over in many parts of the occupied territories.

Israeli forces confirmed the incident but did not clarify the identity of the Israelis who were wounded. 

The Israeli Channel Seven website stated that a Palestinian at the Sela junction near the village of Madama, south of Nablus, shot at a group of soldiers, wounding two of them, before being shot and killed on the spot.

Translation: Pictures from the scene. Two Israeli occupation soldiers have been shot in an operation in south Nablus.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian movement Hamas issued a statement welcoming the shooting, which it said targeted two Israeli soldiers south of Nablus.