An Arab-Israeli citizen has been shot dead in the West Bank after a confrontation with settlers.
The Israeli military said it had opened fire and hit several Palestinians when it intervened to end the clash.
The incident began after the settlers went to a village to confront Palestinians, who hurled rocks at their cars. Soldiers arriving at the scene opened fire, the Israeli military said.
One man, an Arab-Israeli who lived in the West Bank, was killed during the confrontation, Israeli media cited the military as saying. The Palestinian health ministry had earlier said that the man was shot dead by settlers.
The confrontation came amid heightened tensions in the West Bank, and days after the head of Israel’s security service accused extremist settlers, backed