Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank Clash

Witnesses and medical sources reported that "Israeli forces killed a Palestinian and injured another during a clash in the occupied West Bank today, Tuesday." The army stated that "it fired at armed individuals and found a stash of homemade explosives." The Israeli military noted that "the forces entered the Nur Shams camp near the town of Tulkarem to seize explosives made by militants in the area, and they returned fire after being attacked by armed men." Meanwhile, the Islamic Jihad movement announced that "the deceased was one of its members." The West Bank has seen an escalation in violence over the past year and a half amid a continued stalemate in U.S.-brokered peace efforts.