Palestinian man killed by Israeli fire near Ramallah, West Bank

A Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday by Israeli army fire near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

Nihad al-Barghouti, 26, was killed by Israeli fire during clashes that erupted in the village of Al-Nabi Saleh northwest of Ramallah, the ministry said in a statement sent to The New Arab.

Barghouti, who was recently freed from Israeli prison, was shot in the abdomen with live bullets and was subsequently taken to the hospital for treatment before succumbing to his wounds.

Israeli officials confirmed the fatality but would not say what led to it.

Local witnesses said the shooting was "cold-blooded" and with "no justification".

Rights group accused Israeli forces of showing "appalling disregard for human life" by using reckless and unlawful lethal force against Palestinians.

Amnesty International has repeatedly urged an end to the "worrying rise in unlawful killings by Israeli forces, fostered by a culture of impunity".

Also on Tuesday, Israeli army forces wounded dozens of Palestinians during clashes that erupted in the vicinity of Al-Quds University in the town of Abu Dis, in the southeast of occupied East Jerusalem.

Local eyewitnesses told The New Arab that Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters extensively at the students inside and around the university campus, forcing students to be evacuated.