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Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid
Israeli troops killed a man in Aqraba and withheld his body, Al Jazeera reports.
The short version
- Israeli troops surrounded a home in Aqraba, south of Nablus, killing 29-year-old Abdul Karim Muhammad Salem Khader.[Al Jazeera]
- Security sources reported troops partially demolished the house with a bulldozer, while Palestinian media reported the military withheld Khader's body.[Al Jazeera]
- An Israeli military spokesperson claimed forces killed an armed man who attempted to attack soldiers.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Israeli forces shot and killed 29-year-old Abdul Karim Muhammad Salem Khader in Aqraba, south of Nablus.[Al Jazeera]
- Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces withheld the body of the deceased man.[Al Jazeera]
- Security sources stated Israeli forces besieged the home, targeted it with an Energa rifle grenade, and demolished parts of it with a bulldozer.[Al Jazeera]
- An Israeli military spokesperson stated that troops killed an armed individual who attempted to attack them.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain contested, with the Israeli army stating the man was armed and attempted an attack while other accounts describe a siege and demolition.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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