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IDF says man shot dead in Jericho threw stones at troops
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A Palestinian who hurled stones at troops was shot dead in the West Bank city of Jericho this evening, the military says.
According to the IDF, during a raid in Jericho, several Palestinians threw stones at the soldiers.
“The troops responded with gunfire, killing one of the terrorists and wounding several other terrorists,” the army says, adding that no soldiers were hurt.
The slain Palestinian is identified by the Palestinian Authority’s health ministry as Said al-Sheikh, 24. The ministry says three others were also wounded by IDF fire in the incident.
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