According to reports, a palestinian man was killed during an israeli military raid in the town of Aqaba, Samaria. Reportedly, the soldiers were following a lead related to a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley last month. According to the report, the suspect who worked in Israel was not there though his brother lived in the building. Reportedly, a bystander Abdul Ghannan an eighth grade teacher was walking with his wife when he was shot.
According to the report, violence has been on the rise in Samaria over the past year and a half, with a rise in palestinian shooting attacks and almost nightly arrest raids.