The IDF confirms opening fire on a Palestinian suspect near the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, after Palestinian health officials reported one dead by Israeli fire in the area.
The Jenin camp has been sealed off by the IDF since early 2025 amid a counter-terrorism operation.
In response to a query, the IDF tells The Times of Israel that troops stationed in the Jenin camp identified a suspect who tried to enter the area without coordination.
A military source says that there were intelligence indications that the suspect sought to target Israeli forces in the camp.
“The troops began a suspect arrest procedure that included firing into the air, and after the suspect did not stop and continued toward the camp, the forces shot at him, resulting in his injury,” the military says.
The IDF says troops provided the suspect with medical attention before transferring him to the Red Crescent.
The man, identified by the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry as 34-year-old Nour al-Din Kamal Hassan Fayyad, later succumbed to his wounds.
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