A Palestinian citizen was pronounced dead and another injured at daybreak Wednesday in fierce clashes with the Palestinian Authority (PA) forces in al-Khalil’s Yatta town in the southern occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses told the PIC that the confrontations claimed the life of Abduljaleel al-Harmoush and left Fawzi Abu Tabikh seriously wounded.
Major General Adnan al-Dhamiri said the casualty was killed during a manhunt targeting wanted persons.
The 34-year-old victim’s name allegedly appears in a blacklist of wanted suspects. He was also sentenced in absentia on charges of drug trafficking.
According to a statement by the PA forces the suspects fired multiple gunshots before they were gunned down by the PA troops.
Al-Dhamiri added that a probe has been launched to determine the circumstances of the incident.
