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Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said, a day after killing five other Palestinians.

The Palestinian health ministry said the man succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the chest. He was named as Mohammed Tawfiq Badarneh, 25, by official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

The Israeli military alleged its forces were conducting an arrest raid in the town of Yabad near the city of Jenin.

The army statement did not confirm the Palestinian man's death but said a wanted suspect was arrested and transferred for further processing after soldiers allegedly found an M16 rifle and 50,000 shekels ($14,500) that the military said was designated for "terrorist activity".

Israeli forces had killed five Palestinians on Tuesday. The killings came amid near-daily Israeli raids in the West Bank that often result in the deaths or injuries of Palestinains

The Palestinian health ministry said 210 Palestinians have been killed this year, including those who died during a brief Israeli bombing campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip in August.

(Reuters, AFP)