Israeli troops on Monday shot and killed a Palestinian who had been throwing rocks at cars on a main road near Tapuach Junction in Samaria. An IDF spokeswoman said troops shouted at a group of Palestinians throwing rocks to halt and then fired warning shots. "Once they didn't comply, [the soldiers] responded to the threat with direct fire, wounding one of the attackers," the spokeswoman said, adding that the Israel Defense Forces had opened an investigation into the incident. The wounded Palestinian received medical treatment at the scene but later died of his wounds. He was not immediately identified. His body was brought to a hospital morgue in Nablus. In a separate incident on Monday night, IDF soldiers near Hebron fired on a vehicle, wounding two Palestinians, after an explosive device was thrown from the vehicle toward the soldiers. No Israeli troops were wounded in the incident.
Palestinian rock thrower shot dead in Samaria
IDF troops shoot and kill Palestinian who had been throwing rocks at cars on a main road near Tapuach Junction and did not comply with demands to halt • In separate incident near Hebron, explosive device thrown at IDF troops from a passing vehicle.
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