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Israeli army kills Palestinian man near Ramallah, West Bank

Anadolu Agency MIDDLE EAST
Published April 02,2019
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The mother of Palestinian Mohammad Edwan, who was killed during an Israeli raid, reacts at a hospital in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 2, 2019. (Reuters Photo)

A young Palestinian man was shot dead and two others injured by Israeli forces near occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Mohammad Edwan, 23, was shot multiple times by Israeli forces while driving his car in the Qalandia refugee camp southern Ramallahl," the ministry said in a statement.

"The Palestinian victim was shot more than ten times by the forces who left him to bleed to death," it added.

According to the ministry, two other Palestinians were injured after clashes erupted in the refugee camp.

Dozens of Israeli forces stormed Qalandia checkpoint and other neighborhoods in Ramallah at dawn, triggering clashes with dozens of Palestinians.