Palestinians bury young man killed by Israeli settler

Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in a village in the occupied West Bank to mourn a young man reportedly killed by an Israeli settler.

Friends and relatives of 20-year-old Said al-Naasan, killed on Tuesday in al-Mughayyir, carried his body through the village wrapped in a Palestinian flag with his head covered by a keffiyeh.

The Palestinian health ministry said Naasan was killed "by settler gunfire".

Al-Mughayyir's mayor, Amin Abu Aliya, told AFP that residents on Tuesday evening saw "several armed settlers herding cattle near homes on the eastern side [of the village]".

"They opened fire on residents there, critically wounding the martyr, who later died from his wounds," Abu Aliya said.

Israel's military said an off-duty soldier had fired shots after Palestinians had thrown stones. Israeli settlers often carry weapons with them in the West Bank.

In a separate incident, the Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces shot dead a man in his twenties in the West Bank town of Anza on Wednesday.

Since October 2023, Israeli troops and settlers have killed at least 981 Palestinians in the West Bank.

Over the same period, at least 36 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations, according to official figures.

Reporting by AFP