Deadly Confrontation: Palestinian Fatality in Unusual Gunfight with PA Security

A Palestinian man was killed during clashes between gunmen and Palestinian Authority security forces in Tulkarem, West Bank. The clashes erupted after the security forces removed barricades set up by armed groups in a nearby refugee camp. The armed groups have been trying to impede Israeli forces from entering the camp. The Palestinian Authority stated that the barricades endangered residents and a nearby school. It is unclear if the man killed was directly involved in the clashes, and he was not claimed as a member of any armed group. Violence has been escalating in the West Bank, with increased shooting attacks, arrest raids, and revenge attacks by extremist Jewish settlers.