West Bank: A young Palestinian was killed by Israeli soldiers east of Nablus

A young man was killed today, Thursday, after being shot by Israeli forces during their storming of the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.

Local sources reported that the young man, Bashar Nihad Hanani, died after being hit by a bullet in the abdomen. He was subsequently transferred to a hospital in the city of Nablus, where he was immediately admitted to the operating room, and died afterwards.

Several Israeli military vehicles stormed the town and toured several neighborhoods and streets, amid confrontations during which the occupation forces fired live bullets, wounding the young man Hanani.

The sources indicated that the Israeli forces stormed the Friendship Medical Center in the town.