A young man was killed on Thursday evening after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in the southern area of Hebron.

The Ministry of Health announced, quoting the General Authority of Civil Affairs, the martyrdom of the young man Salah Ziad Issa Shawahin (23 years old) after being shot by the occupation forces near Hebron.

According to local sources, the occupation forces fired live bullets at a young man near the entrance to what is known as the "liaison camp" in the southern area of the city of Hebron, which led to his injury and arrest by the occupation forces, and his martyrdom was later announced.