An Israeli soldier seriously wounded following a shooting incident in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron) has died of his injuries."A soldier was killed from gunfire fired this evening at an army force in Hebron," a statement from the Israeli military said on Sunday.
The statement added, The soldier was taken to a hospital in an intensive care unit, where he died of his wounds.
Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the incident took place in center of the city close to the Cave of the Patriarchs, which is known by Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque.
On Friday, a Palestinian kidnapped and killed an Israeli soldier near the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya.
The body of the slain soldier, identified as 20-year-old Tomer Hazan, was found on Saturday morning.
Israels Shin Bet security agency said it arrested the Palestinian suspect, 42-year-old Nidal Amer, at his family home in the village of Beit Amin, south of Qalqiliya.
The Palestinian man said he had abducted and killed the Israeli soldier hoping to exchange the body for the release of his brother, who has been jailed by Israel since 2003.
According to human rights group B'Tselem, more than 4,700 Palestinian prisoners, including about 170 administrative detainees, are currently being held in Israeli prisons.
Administrative detention is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charge that allows Israel to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months. The detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
By Press TV
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