Palestinian man dies days after being shot by Israeli forces in Jenin raid

A Palestinian succumbed to his wounds Sunday, five days after being shot by the Israeli army during a home demolition in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry confirmed "the death of the young man, Hamad Mustafa Hussein Abu Jelda, 24, after being shot by the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin camp a few days ago".

Security sources in Jenin told AFP that Abu Jelda had been shot during an Israeli army raid on Jenin camp last Tuesday to destroy the home of Raad Hazem, who killed three Israelis in a deadly shooting attack in Tel Aviv.

Hazem carried out a shooting spree in Tel Aviv's busy Dizengoff Street nightlife district on April 7, before being shot dead after a massive manhunt.

His father Fathi and brother Hamam are both wanted by Israel.

Israel maintains a policy of demolishing the homes of Palestinians who it accuses of carrying out attacks on Israelis, while a petition by Hazem's family to prevent the demolition was rejected by Israel's supreme court on May 30.

Israeli forces have killed around 100 Palestinians as a response to a series of attacks in Israel, according to the Palestinian health ministry, in near nightly raids on West Bank towns which rights groups have condemned as a deliberate tactic of intimidation on Palestinian civilians.

Last Monday, armed forces chief Lieutenant General Aviv Kohavi said "around 1,500 wanted people were arrested and hundreds of attacks prevented" in the operations.

Human rights activists have also decried Israel's policy of demolishing the homes of suspected attackers amounts to collective punishment, as it can render non-combatants, including children, homeless.

Israel, however, justifies the practice, calling it "effective" in deterring some Palestinians from carrying out attacks.

Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, when it captured the territory from Jordan.

Israeli forces have killed more than 140 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year.