A man was killed by Israeli occupation forces during a settler attack in Ramallah.

A young man was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces at dawn on Thursday in the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that settlers attacked Silwad at dawn today, setting fire to several vehicles and homes, under the protection of the occupation army, which raided the town and fired live ammunition.

The sources indicated that the young man, Khamis Abdul Latif Ayyad, died of suffocation while trying to extinguish fires set by settlers in citizens' vehicles.

Settlers also attacked the villages of Rammun and Abu Falah, setting fire to a number of vehicles and citizens' homes.

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