Palestinian who fired at Israeli troops fatally shot, IDF says
The Palestinians describe Bilal Rawajba's death as an "extrajudicial execution."
Israeli soldiers on Wednesday fatally shot a Palestinian motorist in the West Bank city of Nablus who fired in their direction, Israel’s army said.
“Our troops thwarted a shooting attack near the city of Nablus this morning,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Twitter Wednesday. “An assailant fired at IDF soldiers at a military post as he drove out of the city.”
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