A Palestinian man is killed after being shot by Israeli forces at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli police. The ministry identifies the victim as 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from the village of Salem, east of Nablus. It says Israeli forces shot him in the thigh near al-Ram town and that he is pronounced dead at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah.
Israeli police say the man tried to enter Israel unlawfully by crossing the barrier. Footage shared online shows people carrying his body and climbing down a ladder placed against the wire-topped barrier, while traffic continues in the area.
The reporting also notes that similar incidents have occurred at the same crossing, including a fatal shooting earlier in the month. The circumstances leading to the attempted crossing are described in one account as linked to economic difficulties in the West Bank.