Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Occupied West Bank

Israeli soldiers have shot dead one Palestinian and wounded two others after opening fire on a car at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.Palestinian medical and security sources said Akram Dair, 40-years-old, was driving in a car before dawn on Monday when border guards near Ramallah opened fire on him and the two other Palestinian passengers in the car.The three Palestinians, said to be heading to Occupied Jerusalem for prayers, were taken to a hospital in Ramallah.Medical sources said the injured Palestinians were taken to a hospital in Ramallah.An army spokesman confirmed that an "incident" had occurred without giving further details, AFP reported.Israel occupied the West Bank as well as East al-Quds, considered by Palestinians as the capital of their homeland, during the 1967 Six-Day War. /129