A Palestinian in a car was killed and his wife wounded on Tuesday by Israeli bullets in the occupied West Bank north of Jerusalem, official Palestinian sources reported.
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A citizen died "
after being hit in the head by live ammunition in Bir Nabala (...) and his wife was wounded by bullets in the back,
" said the Ministry of Health.
According to the official Wafa news agency, the "
Israeli bullets
" were fired at dawn when the couple were "
in the car
".
No indication was immediately given on the reasons for these shootings.
The killed Palestinian has been identified as Osama Sidqi Mansour, 42, according to local sources cited by Wafa. The agency reported clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the Bir Nabala area on Monday evening.