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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Palestinians say man shot and killed in Turmus Ayya as settlers rampage
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Palestinian Authority health ministry says a Palestinian man has been killed in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya.
The man was brought to a hospital in Ramallah with a fatal gunshot wound to his chest.
The slain man is named by Palestinian media as 27-year-old Omar Qattin.
الشهيد عمر قطين (27 عاماً) الذي ارتقى برصاص قوات الاحتلال خلال التصدي للمستوطنين في ترمسعيا شمال شرق رام الله. pic.twitter.com/uQphstwTAK
— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) June 21, 2023
It is unclear who shot the man.
Hundreds of settlers rampaged through Turmus Ayya earlier, setting fire to dozens of homes and cars. Israeli forces reached the scene and launched tear gas, according to Palestinian media.
The Times of Israel Community.