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Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem
Palestinian officials said the man was one of 52 killed while trying to cross into Israel since Oct. 7, 2023.
Israeli forces shot and killed 26-year-old Imad Haroun Ishtayeh from Salim on Sunday while he was apparently attempting to cross a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Footage showed people carrying Ishtayeh's body down a ladder against the barrier after he was reportedly shot in the thigh in Ram and pronounced dead at the Palestinian Medical Complex in Ramallah; Israeli police offered no comment.
The Palestinian official WAFA news agency reported, citing the General Federation of Palestinian Trade Unions, that around 50 workers have been killed by Israeli fire and over 38,000 arrested since access became restricted.
An increasing number of Palestinians have attempted to enter Israel illegally for work in recent years, with many shot trying to cross the barrier, including a 44-year-old father killed earlier this month.