A 27-year-old Palestinian man was killed by an Israeli settler on Saturday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
The deadly shooting took place in the village area of Masafer Yatta, located near the Palestinian city of Hebron, both the Health Ministry and the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Israeli military officials have not yet responded to requests for comment regarding the fatal incident.
The location where the shooting occurred, Masafer Yatta, has become one of several areas where Palestinians face growing displacement due to escalating settler violence that has increased dramatically in recent years, United Nations reports indicate.
This latest death follows another deadly incident earlier this week when two Palestinian brothers were fatally shot by an Israeli near Nablus in the northern West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that military police are conducting an investigation into a reserve soldier in connection with Monday’s fatal shooting.
