Hospital: Israeli forces on West Bank raid kill Palestinian

In this Nov 15, 2021 file photo, Palestinians wait their turn to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip. (PHOTO /AFP)

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian during a raid on Monday in the West Bank, a local hospital said.

The Islamic Jihad militant group issued a statement mourning the man's death, but did not immediately claim his as a member.

Israel's paramilitary border police said undercover forces opened fire at Palestinians who hurled explosive devices at them at close range after they detained a wanted militant in the West Bank city of Nablus and seized an assault rifle in his home

Israel's paramilitary border police said undercover forces opened fire at Palestinians who hurled explosive devices at them at close range after they detained a wanted militant in the West Bank city of Nablus and seized an assault rifle in his home.

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In a statement, the border police said one of the Palestinians who threw the explosives towards the unit was hit by the Israeli gunfire. Officials at a local hospital said he died of his wounds.

Israel captured the West Bank in a 1967 war. Palestinians seek to establish a state in the territory and in the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Israeli-Palestinian peace talks collapsed in 2014.