IDF says Palestinian shot after hurling Molotov cocktail at troops

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Israeli security forces fire rubber bullets during clashes with Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on March 1, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
Israeli security forces fire rubber bullets during clashes with Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, on March 1, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)

Amid clashes in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian who hurled a Molotov cocktail at troops was shot at, a military spokesperson says.

According to the IDF, some 20 Palestinians hurled stones at soldiers and set tires on fire near the village of Burqa.

“One of the suspects approached the troops and threw a Molotov cocktail at them. The troops responded with gunfire,” the spokesperson says.

The official Palestinian Authority news agency WAFA says the man was seriously hurt and taken to a hospital in Nablus. The military is aware of this claim.

Three Palestinians have been killed today in separate incidents. Ammar Shafiq Abu Afifa, 21, was shot dead near the settlement of Migdal Oz under unclear circumstances, and 19-year-old Shadi al-Najm and 22-year-old Abdullah al-Housri were killed during a gunbattle near Jenin early this morning.

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