The Wafa news agency reported that at dawn today, Israeli forces shot and killed a young Palestinian man in Jenin city.

The report said “special forces infiltrated al-Ghoul building in the eastern neighborhood and shot Jihad Alawneh”.

He was shot in the thigh and left bleeding to death.

At least four other Palestinians have also been shot and wounded by Israeli forces near Nablus, including a 13-year-old who was shot in the chest.

At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in the city of Jenin and its refugee camp, as an Israeli army raid there reaches its 43rd day.

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