JENIN: A Palestinian former prisoner was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces today in the town of Jaba, located to the south of Jenin, according to local sources.

Sources reported that 37-year-old Majdy Fashafsha, a former prisoner in Israeli jails, was shot and killed by occupation bullets after besieging his house in the town.

Undercover Israeli forces, protected and heavily guarded by large Israeli army units, surrounded the house where the young man was present, while snipers took over the rooftops of several houses nearby.

Intense confrontations between local residents and occupation forces erupted following the deadly Israeli raid.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA