Mohammad Abdul-Fattah was shot by an Israeli from the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh in the occupied West Bank.
An Israeli settler shot and killed a Palestinian man on Wednesday after an alleged stabbing attack near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to the Israeli army.
Medical sources said the Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Abdul-Fattah, a resident from the northern West Bank district of Salfit, was in critical condition. He was taken to an Israeli hospital east of Tel Aviv, where he was pronounced dead, according to Maan news agency.
A Nablus hospital said another Palestinian, 22-year-old Khaled Rawajbeh, was moderately wounded in Wednesday’s shooting, which took place near a checkpoint.
There were conflicting accounts from witnesses as to how the second Palestinian was wounded. One account attributed it to “occupation forces” while Maan reported it was stray fire from the first shooting.
No Israelis were wounded.
Witnesses refuted the Israeli military’s statement and denied a stabbing attempt had taken place, local media reported.
According to Maan, Abdul-Fattah, a truck driver, had left his vehicle after the settler blocked the road with his car. The settler prevented him from driving on despite holding an Israeli license plate, and shortly after he opened fire towards the two Palestinian men.
Israeli media identified the settler as Joshua Sherman from the illegal settlement of Elon Moreh east of Nablus.
