JENIN, Palestinian Territories, June 29, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Israeli troops shot
dead a Palestinian early Wednesday during clashes in the hotspot town of
Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.

Mohammad Marei, 25, died from a bullet wound to the chest, the Palestinian
health ministry said. The Palestinians' official Wafa news agency said he was
killed during an Israeli raid in the town.

The Israeli army said it conducted overnight "counter-terrorism activities"
in several West Bank locations.

In Jenin, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on troops, the army said.

"A number of suspects also hurled explosive devices at soldiers, who
responded with fire. A hit was identified," the army added, without
specifically commenting on Marei's death.

His killing comes amid spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.

Nineteen people -- mostly Israeli civilians inside Israel -- have been killed
since late March, mainly in attacks by Palestinians and Israeli Arabs.

Israeli security forces have responded with near-daily raids in the West
Bank, including in and around Jenin.

Forty-eight Palestinians have been killed, mostly in the West Bank - among
them attackers and suspected militants but also non-combatants, including Al
Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli army fire
while covering a raid in Jenin, according to the United Nations.

Three Israeli Arab attackers have also been killed since late March.