Malta Independent

Israeli army probes shooting death of West Bank Palestinia­n

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The Israeli military says it’s investigat­ing the fatal shooting of a Palestinia­n man by an Israeli civilian earlier this month near the West Bank city of Nablus. The inquiry comes the same day as Sunday’s announceme­nt by Israeli rights group B’Tselem saying it found inconsiste­ncies in the initial report that the Palestinia­n man was armed with a knife. On April 3, the Israeli driver shot Mohammed Abdel Fattah, 23, who he said tried to stab him after hurling a stone at his car. Since 2015, Palestinia­ns have killed over 50 Israelis in West Bank attacks, while Israeli forces have killed over 260 Palestinia­ns there in the same period. Israel says most were attackers, but the army also has also used deadly force during clashes between protesters and soldiers.

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