Palestinian man killed by Israeli gunfire in N. West Bank

RAMALLAH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- A young man was killed by Israeli army gunfire in the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Monday.

The ministry said in a press release that 18-year-old Nour Arafat died from gunshot wounds to his chest, abdomen, and shoulder after being shot in the al-Masaken al-Sha'biya neighborhood of Nablus.

Local sources and eyewitnesses told Xin