The Palestinian Ministry of Health has revealed that a Palestinian was killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

"Yunis Ghasan Tayeh, 21, was killed by a bullet to the heart fired by a soldier of the occupation in al-Fara camp," which is located between Jenin and Tubas, in an area that has seen repeated clashes in recent weeks.

A report carried by The Jerusalem Post said that Israeli security forces had shot a terrorist who threw an explosive device at soldiers on Wednesday.

(With input from AFP)