Palestinian killed after losing control of vehicle in northern West Bank: sources

Ramallah [Palestine], September 25: A Palestinian driver who lost control of his car on a highway near the northern West Bank city of Nablus was killed, Palestinian security sources and the victim's families said.
The sources said that Mohammad Abu Kafia, 36, a resident of Bayt Ijza village northwest of Jerusalem, was killed by Israeli police in the evening when he was driving his car on Route 60 adjacent to the village of Jit, west of Nablus.
The sources added that Abu Kafia is a father of three who works as a school teacher.
Ramadan Abu Kafia, the cousin of Mohammad, told the official Palestinian news agency WAFA that Abu Kafia was shot dead by the Israeli police when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into an Israeli police vehicle.
He added that "after the car crash, instead of trying to help Mohammad, the Israeli police opened gunfire and killed him at the scene."
On Thursday, a Palestinian driver in the village of Huwwara near Nablus was critically wounded after an Israeli soldier shot him for appearing to carry out a vehicle-ramming attack against a group of soldiers on duty.
An Israeli army spokesman said in a statement that during a routine joint activity near Jafat Gilad, Israeli army and police forces fired at the approaching car to stop it from running them over, while the attacker was neutralized, and there were no casualties among the forces.
Also on Thursday, a Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces after carrying out a stabbing attack that wounded two Israelis near the Modi'in settlement, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
Over the past few months, the West Bank has witnessed growing tension between the Israeli army and the Palestinians.
More than 90 Palestinians have been killed since early January by Israeli soldiers, including children and women, according to official Palestinian statistics.
Meanwhile, 18 Israelis have been killed since March in a series of attacks carried out by Palestinians in Israel.
In response, Israel carried out a campaign of arrests focused on the cities of Nablus and Jenin in the northern West Bank. Israel said the campaign had affected wanted Palestinians involved in carrying out attacks against Israel.
Source: Xinhua