The Israeli occupation forces martyred Monday a young man for allegedly attempting to carry out a stabbing attack at the "Gush Etzion" settlement between Al-Khalil and Beit Lahm in the West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that Faleh Mousa Jaradat, from the town of Sa'ir in Al-Khalil governorate, was martyred by the IOF at the "Gush Etzion" settlement, south of Beit Lahm.

Israeli media claimed that the shooting came after Jaradat tried to carry out a stabbing attack at the settlement.

Footage circulate on social media showed the IOF shooting Jaradat, leaving him laying down injured on the ground.

Video | A #Palestinian young man was shot dead on Monday afternoon by Israeli occupation forces at Gush Etzion junction, in the south of the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli reports. pic.twitter.com/ETLsQuJawo

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) January 17, 2022

Pictures and video clips showed that the Israeli occupation forces shot the young man, leaving him lying on the ground injured.

For its part, the Resistance Committees mourned the martyr, saying that his blood lights up the path of freedom and salvation from the Israeli occupation.

The Committees called on masses to respond to Jaradat's martyrdom.