A Palestinian has been shot dead during overnight raids in Qalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.
The West Bank, among areas where Palestinians seek a state, has seen a surge of violence since Israel stepped up operations in response to a series of street attacks in its cities last year.
While the Israeli military did not confirm the death, it said it had been operating in a number of locations in the West Bank, conducting arrests and confiscating weapons.
While in Qalandia, the military said, it came under attack by locals and responded with dispersal methods and live fire.
“During the activity suspects hurled rocks and blocks from the rooftops aiming at soldiers operating beneath, risking their lives,” a military statement said.
“The soldiers responded with riot dispersal means and live ammunition.”
Six Palestinians, including three teenagers, have been killed in raids in the first two weeks of 2023, Palestinian officials said.
No Israeli soldiers have been killed in the operations.
In a separate incident on Wednesday in the southern West Bank, a Palestinian stabbed a Jewish settler at a farm and was shot, Yochai Damri, the head of local settlements, told Israel’s Army Radio.
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