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Another man was shot and killed on Saturday night during an Israeli raid in , occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources.

Sa’ed al-Kouni, who is believed to be in his late 20s, was killed by an undercover officerÌýin the al-Ta’awon area of the city, reported the Palestinian Wafa agency.

Three others were also wounded in the raidÌýand were subsequently rushed to hospital for medical treatment.

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Israeli occupation forces shot and killed Palestinian youth Saed al-Koni in Nablus.

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Israeli forces also arrested two young men, Ashraf Koussa, also from the Al-Ta'awon neighbourhood and Taqi Al-Din Bushkar, from Al-Masaken Al-Shaabi area, also in Nablus.

According to the Palestinian healthy ministry, by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year - most of which in the occupied West Bank territory, as well as 49 others during Israel’s intense air strikes on in August.

Meanwhile, Israeli settlers stormed compound in east Jerusalem on Sunday morning amid heavy Israeli security presence, witnesses told Arabi21.

The extremists stormed the compound through the Moroccan Gate and then performed Talmudic prayers under the protection of Israeli forces, while hundreds more performed rituals in the Al-Buraq Wall Plaza, which overlooks the third holiest site in Islam.

The holy site is also a key symbol of Palestinian national identity.

Thousands of colonial Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under the protection of Israeli occupation forces to perform Talmudic rituals at the Buraq Wall area.

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Activist Fakhri Abu Diab told Arabi21: "There is severe tension in Al-Aqsa, while the occupation forces are deployed in all the courtyards and squares of the blessed mosque".

"The occupation forces increased their presence at the gates of Al-Aqsa, as they impeded the entry of Jerusalemites to Al-Aqsa Mosque,"Ìýhe added.

The latest events come as far-right, settler organisations have intensified their calls to carry out mass storming of the holy site this week, coinciding with the beginning of which starts on Monday.

Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have permitted settler incursions into the and compound almost on a daily basis since 2003 with the exception of Friday, which is the Muslim day of worship.

East Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa compound is located, has been under Israeli occupation since the 1967 Six-Day War, following Israeli’s invasion of the territory.

Israeli forcesÌýand settlers have since subjected Palestinians in east Jerusalem and the West Bank to threats, intimidation and violence.