The Palestinian Fatah movement has condemned the killing of a Palestinian youth by Israeli troops near the Kharsa junction in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Diyaa al Talahmah was shot dead by the Israeli troops in the south of Dora town, said Fatah spokesman Ahmed Assaf, considering it yet another Israeli crime.

This crime sends a clear message that Israel is continuing its escalation against the Palestinian people, Assaf told MENA correspondent in Ramallah Tuesday.

He accused the extremist, right-wing Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu of provoking the recent incidents in a bid to overcome its political crisis and isolation.

Such crimes only make Palestinians more determined to end the occupation and gain their freedom and independence regardless of the price, Assaf said.

"We are willing to offer all sacrifices needed to attain freedom and independence," he told MENA correspondent

Source: AFP