Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man throughout a firefight within the occupied West Financial institution on Tuesday, the Palestinian Well being Ministry mentioned.
The violence erupted after Israel demolished the house of a Palestinian who killed three Israelis in an assault earlier this yr.
The navy mentioned it demolished an condominium within the West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin which belonged to Raed Hazem, the gunman who opened hearth at a Tel Aviv bar in April.
In the course of the operation, the military mentioned “violent disturbances erupted that included stone-throwing, firebombs, hurling of explosives and big gunfire towards the troops” and that troopers returned hearth.
The Palestinian Well being Ministry mentioned a 29-year-old man was killed and 16 different folks have been injured within the preventing.
The Palestinian official information company, Wafa, recognized the person as Mohammad Musa Saabaneh. It was not instantly clear if he was armed or concerned within the clashes.
Israel maintains a coverage of demolishing the properties of Palestinian attackers. Israeli officers say the demolitions deter future assaults, whereas rights teams view it as a type of collective punishment.
Israel has been finishing up near-daily arrest raids within the West Financial institution for months, prompted by a spate of lethal assaults in opposition to Israelis earlier this yr during which 19 folks have been killed.
These assaults embrace the lethal capturing carried out by Hazem, who opened hearth right into a crowded Tel Aviv bar. He was later killed in a shootout with Israeli safety forces.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed throughout that point, a lot of them militants or folks concerned in clashes, however some civilians have additionally been killed, together with one who inadvertently drove by way of a battle zone and a veteran Al Jazeera journalist overlaying the raids.
Israel says the arrest raids are supposed to dismantle militant networks which have embedded themselves, significantly across the West Financial institution metropolis of Jenin which has develop into a bastion for armed wrestle in opposition to Israel.
The Palestinians say the operations are aimed toward sustaining Israel’s 55-year navy occupation of territories they need for an impartial state.
Israel captured the West Financial institution, together with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, within the 1967 Center East battle and the Palestinians search these territories for a future state.