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A Palestinian man succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday after being shot by Israeli special forces, who besieged a house in the town of Ya'bad, west of Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

It said in a statement that Mohammad Ezzat, 29, was killed by Israeli troops and the army held his body.

Israeli special forces infiltrated Ya'bad, surrounded a house, and opened fire on a man inside, fatally wounding him, it said, adding that soldiers prevented ambulance crews from reaching his body.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces launched widespread search-and-arrest raids in several towns, villages and refugee camps across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem as Israeli settlers stepped up attacks against Palestinians in various areas.

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said 15 Palestinians were arrested before being transferred to interrogation centers set by the army. The occupation forces also ransacked dozens of homes and held residents for hours.

Jewish settlers attacked homes in Burin village, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank and damaged two vehicles, said Ibrahim Imran, head of the local council.

Four Palestinians were injured after inhaling tear gas fired by soldiers in the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, where settlers uprooted 60 trees, local residents said.

//Petra//SS