Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The ministry did not give any details as to the circumstances of the killing, stating only that "a civilian was killed by Israeli forces" after being shot in the neck at Kifl Hares, a village south of Nablus.
Provincial governor Abdullah Kamil named the victim as Ibrahim Mustapha Abu Yacoub, 29.
The Israeli military said in a statement Friday that a "Palestinian fatality from gunfire in an adjacent village was received" and being looked into.
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