Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian youth and injured five others during a raid into the city of al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency reported Thursday, citing medical sources.

استشهاد الشاب وجيه الرمحي خلال مواجهات مع الاحتلال في مدينة البيرة. pic.twitter.com/e69GIbso0o

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement that one Palestinian was killed and five others were injured by live ammunition fired by the Israeli occupation forces during the raid.

It identified the martyr as 20-year-old Wajeeh Ramahi, who sustained a critical injury to the head during the Israeli raid and later succumbed to his wounds before being announced dead a few minutes later.

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According to WAFA, one Palestinian was shot by Israeli occupation forces in the abdomen and is in moderate to serious condition, while two others were hit in their lower limbs.

In the same context, Israeli occupation forces also detained a Palestinian youth during confrontations that broke out with Palestinian residents in al-Bireh following the incursion.

عصر اليوم .. هتافات الشبان خلال تشييع الشهيد وجيه الرمحي في مجمع فلسطين الطبي pic.twitter.com/4YHORyvssg

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The announcement comes after Israeli occupation forces raided in the early hours of Thursday several towns and cities across the occupied West Bank, with Palestinian youth confronting the incursions.

The raids followed Israeli media reports about two Israeli soldiers who were killed in a car-ramming operation at the Awarta checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus.

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