RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jenin - 02 June 2022. Mourners carry the flag-draped body of Palestinian Bilal Kabha, killed during clahes with Israeli troops in the town of Yabad near Jenin a day earlier, during his funeral in the same town.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Khader Adnan, a leader in Islamic Jihad movement.

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A Palestinian young man was killed and six were injured on Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian health authorities said.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a press statement that Bilal Kabaha, 24, was killed after he was shot by Israeli soldiers in the chest and leg during clashes in the village of Ya'bad, west of the Jenin city.

It added that six other young men were injured by live ammunition, including one shot in the abdomen and the other in the face. The two casualties were transferred to the hospital, and are in critical condition, the statement said.

Over the past few weeks, tensions have flared up between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank. Palestinian leaders have accused Israel of escalating violence against the Palestinians and called on the international community to intervene.

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