Israeli forces have shot dead a 19-year-old youth during a raid near Jenin, marking the second killing in the occupied West Bank in two days as Israel accelerates its annexation plans in the territory.

The military confirmed the killing of the young man, identified as Ahmed Jihad Barahmeh, in the town of Anzah on Wednesday, claiming its forces shot him after he “threw an explosive device” at them.

The victim was reportedly picked up by a Palestine Red Crescent Society crew after being shot in the chest, but later died of his wounds.

Barahmeh’s death follows the killing of Saeed Murad al-Nasan , who was 20, by armed settlers in the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, as reported by Al Jazeera Arabic on Tuesday.

Israeli forces have carried out near-daily raids in the West Bank

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