Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in Jericho

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A Palestinian young man was shot dead by Israeli occupation troops, early Sunday, at an Israeli military checkpoint on Route 90 in the West Bank city of Jericho.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that a 22-year old Palestinian was shot by Israeli forces, while Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth website claimed that the young man, who was driving near the checkpoint, didn't stop his car for military search which led the soldiers to shoot him.

No casualties among the Israeli occupation forces were reported.