A young man was shot dead by Palestinian Authority security forces in Tubas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

Local sources reported that the slain young man was Rami Zahran, noting that PA security forces deployed around his vehicle after he was killed near the Far'a refugee camp in Tubas.

Palestinian security forces spokesman Anwar Rajab said, "As part of the ongoing efforts by Palestinian security forces to enforce order and enforce the law, while a security force was carrying out an arrest operation against a wanted outlaw in the Tubas Governorate, the force was surprised to come under direct fire from the outlaws, which posed a real threat to the lives of the force members and the security of citizens in the area."

He added, "Faced with this immediate threat, the security force was forced to respond to the source of the fire, in accordance with established rules of engagement. This resulted in the injury of one of the shooters, who was later revealed to be a symbol of the security chaos in the region. He later succumbed to his injuries."