Israeli troops kill ‘unarmed, mentally ill’ Palestinian man in West Bank

‘Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian man in a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday. A Palestinian official said the man was suffering from a mental illness, while it is reported that he was not carrying any weapons.
Official Palestinian medical sources identified the man as 38-year-old Iyad Zakariya Khamed, Haaretz reported. He was shot dead by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers as he ran towards a military post they were guarding at the entrance to the village of Silwad.
“[Israeli] forces identified a suspect running toward an IDF [Israel Defence Forces] post in Silwad,” the military spokeswoman said, as cited by Reuters. “Upon the suspect’s advance, the forces shot the suspect, resulting in his death. The incident is currently being reviewed.”‘
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