Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man during an overnight operation near the village of Luban a-Sharqiya in the northern West Bank. The military reported that soldiers were attacked by stone throwers and responded with gunfire, resulting in one fatality and two injuries among the assailants. The deceased was identified by local sources as 26-year-old Khattab Mohammad Ismail Al-Sarhan Daraghmeh, whose remains are being held by Israeli authorities. The incident comes amid a surge in violence in the West Bank, with rising casualties and increased reports of settler attacks over the past year.
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