NABLUS, February 21, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Sunday shot and killed a Palestinian near Beta junction, to the south of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ministry identified the Palestinian as Qusai Abu Ar-rub, 17, from the town of Qabatiya near Jenin.
The Israeli army claimed that Abu Orrub was shot dead after he allegedly stabbed Israeli soldiers stationed at the above-mentioned junction.
At least 180 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since the beginning of unrest in the occupied Palestinian Territory in early October 2015, according to the Ministry of Health.
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