Sharjah 24 – AFP: Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian Friday in the occupied West Bank, in a quarrel accident in the town of Huwara, a Palestinian official said.
A member of the Huwara municipality, Wajeh Odeh, told AFP the shooting followed "a quarrel".
"An Israeli soldier pushed the Palestinian to the floor and shot him from zero distance," Odeh said.
Heavily-armed border guards were deployed along the street following the incident at the scene.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said its medics "were prevented from dealing with a wounded person who was later declared dead".
Israeli police said one of its officers suffered minor injuries.
The shooting marks the ninth Palestinian killed since Tuesday in the West Bank, mostly in clashes with or raids by Israeli forces.