Palestinian martyred by Israeli gunfire in occupied West Bank, ministry says

A Palestinian was martyred by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank late Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced.

Iran PressMiddle East: The Palestinian man was martyred near the town of Nilin, west of Ramallah, the ministry said, as cited by AFP.

The Zionist regime claims he had intended to attack by throwing stones at Israeli forces, cars driving on a nearby road.

A picture released by the military showed a car with its windshield smashed by a large rock. It did not say whether the driver had been injured.

Local residents identified the man as Sufian al-Khawaja. Reuters said he was 32 years old.

Official Palestinian news agency Wafa said the Israeli army prevented an ambulance from taking him to a hospital.

Zionist regime's forces martyr, detain or wound Palestinian people under different pretexts every day.

Tensions have escalated in the occupied Palestinian territories since US President Donald Trump announced his controversial so-called plan 'Deal of the Century' in late January. 

Palestinians from across the political spectrum have angrily dismissed the plan as a gift to Israel, as it advocates permanent annexation of large swathes of land by Israel, including all of Jerusalem.

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