Israeli forces opened fire on a “suspect” vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and wounding another, the Palestinian health ministry said.
The Palestinian health ministry said one man was killed, identifying him as 26-year-old Mohammed Moussa.
His sister Latifa, 33, was shot in the shoulder and was later treated in hospital.
Speaking to reporters, she said they were on their way to run errands when the Israeli soldiers started firing.
“There were two soldiers behind stone barriers on the street. They suddenly began shooting at us without any warning. My brother tried to protect me,” she said.
“After that I saw he was breathing, but the soldiers left him alone.”
He was confirmed dead later after being taken to an Israeli hospital.
Israel’s military said no soldiers were wounded and “the event is being reviewed”.
The Zionist occupation army gives its soldiers the right to target any Palestinian vehicle if they doubt the intentions of the passengers; this increased the number of Palestinian martyrs claimed in such incidents.
Source: AFP
