The Israeli army kills a Palestinian youth in the West Bank and holds his body.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the death of a young man shot by the Israeli army near the entrance of the "Atarot" settlement in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry stated in a statement that the General Authority for Civil Affairs (the body communicating with the Israeli side) informed it "of the martyrdom of the young man Muhammad Ruslan Mahmoud Asmar (18 years old) from the town of Beit Rima, as a result of being shot by the Israeli army north of Ramallah, and the detention of his body."

This comes as two Israeli soldiers were injured on Tuesday in a stabbing attack near the entrance of the "Atarot" settlement north of Ramallah, according to a statement from the army, which announced the death of the assailant.

For its part, the official Hebrew broadcasting authority reported that two soldiers were lightly injured in the central West Bank, while Israeli forces shot at the assailant "which led to his death."

In this context, eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli army closed all entrances to the city of Ramallah following the attack, causing a severe traffic jam and preventing thousands of Palestinians from reaching their jobs.

Earlier today, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of the boy Muhannad Tarek Muhammad Al-Zughair (17 years old) shot by the Israeli army in the city of Hebron in southern West Bank.

The developments come at a time when the West Bank is witnessing an unprecedented escalation in attacks by the army and settlers against Palestinians and their properties, since the onset of the Israeli massacre in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

The Israeli escalation in the West Bank has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,085 Palestinians and injuries to more than 10,000, in addition to the arrest of over 21,000, according to official data.