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Palestinian who fired at Israeli troops fatally shot, IDF says

The Palestinians describe Bilal Rawajba's death as an "extrajudicial execution."

Israeli soldiers gather at a checkpoint near Nablus in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian who shot at Israeli troops on November 4, 2020 was killed when soldiers returned fire, Israel's army said. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)
Israeli soldiers gather at a checkpoint near Nablus where a Palestinian who shot at Israeli troops was killed when soldiers returned fire, West Bank, Nov. 4, 2020. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

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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