A wanted Palestinian was killed and another was arrested by Israeli forces during a raid in the West Bank town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, this morning, according to a military source.
The raid was carried out by officers of the police’s elite Yamam unit and troops of the IDF’s Duvdevan commando unit.
The Yamam officers opened fire on the wanted Palestinian they sought to arrest after he tried to flee the area, the source says.
The Palestinian Authority health ministry names him as Youssef al-Amer, 33. The ministry says it was informed of his death by the PA’s General Authority of Civil Affairs, indicating that the body is being held by Israeli authorities.
Simultaneously, the Duvdevan commandos detained another Palestinian suspected of terror activity, the source adds.
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