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shot dead a Palestinian in on Wednesday, medics and a militant group said.Ìý

It was the second time in two days that Israeli forces have killed Palestinians during late-night raids.

The Israeli military said its forces apprehended two suspects in what it described as "counter-terrorism activities" in

Israeli force then fired live ammunition at Palestinians responding to the attack.Ìý

The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the raid, saying the slain man, Ahmad Massad, had been summarily executed.

Video circulated on appeared to show at least one Palestinian man firing a rifle in the street as more gunshots were heard.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group said in a statement that Massad was one of its members and was killed "as he confronted the occupying forces".

Israel has stepped up its attacks in the occupiedÌýWest Bank recently, storming a number of Palestinian towns and killing dozens.ÌýÌýforces killed a Palestinian man on Tuesday when theyÌýstormed a refugee camp in the occupiedÌýÌýcity ofÌý.

Over 600,000 IsraeliÌýÌýreside in theÌýWest Bank, which has been occupied by Israeli forces since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, in settlements which are illegal under international law.

Palestinians in the West Bank face intimidation, violence, and restrictions on day-to-day activityÌýfrom settlers and Israeli forces.