Arab Israeli man reportedly shot dead by IDF troops in West Bank

An Arab Israeli man from Nazareth was shot dead by IDF troops in the West Bank city of Jericho last night, local Arab outlets report.

Abdallah Atiyat, 24, had been visiting his aunt in Jericho over the weekend when he was shot in the head amid clashes during an army raid in the city’s downtown, according to the Arab Israeli radio station Radio Shams.

In an interview with the station, Atiyat’s mother, Amina, says that her son had been struggling to get back to Nazareth amid widespread closures due to the raid. He was reportedly killed while searching for a taxi to take him home.

He was taken in critical condition to a hospital in Jericho, then shuttled to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem neighborhood, where he succumbed to his wounds.

Responding to a request for comment, the IDF tells The Times of Israel that its forces had been operating in the Jericho region Saturday night, when Atiyat was killed.

During the army operation, IDF forces “identified a suspect approaching them who posed a threat. The forces fired at the suspect, a hit was identified and the incident is under investigation,” says a spokesperson.