Palestinian martyred by illegal Zionist settler in West Bank

An illegal Zionist settler has martyred a young Palestinian over an alleged stabbing attempt south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

The deadly shooting took place at the Huwara checkpoint on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Mohammed Abdel Moneim Mohammed Abdel-Fattah.

Footage went viral of the victim lying on the ground bleeding after being shot. It shows a number of Israeli settlers and soldiers standing over his body, while two of them search the victim.

The Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported that the illegal Israeli settler had opened fire on the Palestinian under the pretext that he was attempting to carry out a stabbing attack.

Another young Palestinian man, who was standing in the area, was also injured by the gunfire.

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