(MENAFN- QNA) Israeli soldiers invaded at dawn Sunday Kafr Malek village, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. One Palestinian was shot, then crushed under an Israeli military vehicle, according to local sources.
Medical sources in Ramallah said the slain Palestinian has been identified as Abdullah Eyad Ghanayem, 22 years of age. He was killed at approximately 3:30 before dawn, and the army held his body until 7:30 in the morning.
The sources said Ghanayem was shot in his spine, in the lower back, and fell onto the ground, before a military vehicle flipped over him, (Ma'an) News Agency said.
The Israeli soldiers said he hurled stones on their vehicle before they chased him; the soldiers left the jeep while the young man remain under it for more than an hour.
Eyewitnesses said Ghanayem was standing near him home when he was injured, while the soldiers were chasing local youths.
The death of the young man led to clashes between the soldiers and dozens of local youths. Several military vehicles invaded the village, and fired dozens of concussion grenades, gas bombs and rounds of live ammunition.
At least one Palestinian was shot with a live round, six others were shot by rubber-coated metal bullets, and scores of residents suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
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