Israeli occupation troops raided a West Bank refugee camp near Ramallah and shot dead a Palestinian early on Wednesday.

Israeli occupation troops raided a West Bank refugee camp near Ramallah and shot dead a Palestinian early on Wednesday.

Palestinian medics and security sources named the martyr as Taysir Qatari, 22, and said he had been hit in the chest by gunfire during clashes after soldiers entered Al-Amari camp.

An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed troops had entered the camp on a mission to arrest a resistance operative.