Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank after what the army called an “attempted ramming attack”, but the Palestinian authorities have accused Israeli police of intentionally killing the man, identified as Muhammad Ali Hussein Awad.The 36-year-old from the West Bank town of Beit Ijza, near Jerusalem, was a “defenceless Palestinian” who was not “posing any danger.The Israeli army said soldiers and police opened fire on a vehicle after the driver “attempted to run them over during a patrol outside Nablus, in the northern West Bank.They have faced criticism over their frequent use of lethal force, including the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin in May.The northern West Bank notably Jenin and Nablus – has seen near-daily Israeli military operations since March.
