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Palestinian arrested over West Bank shooting as violence continues

Muntasir Shalabi was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the deadly of shooting of Israeli teenager at a bus stop in the Palestinian territory. Israeli forces also shot and killed a Palestinian teen Wednesday night, according to Palestinian officials.

Yehuda Gueta funeral
Israeli youths cry during the funeral of Yehuda Gueta, a 19-year-old Yeshiva student, in Jerusalem on May 6, 2021, after he succumbed to his wounds following a Palestinian drive-by shooting attack on May 2, 2021, in the occupied West Bank. — MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images

A Palestinian suspect in the deadly shooting of Israeli teenagers in the West Bank has been arrested, according to Israeli media.

Israeli police and soldiers arrested Muntasir Shalabi in the central West Bank town of Silwad northeast of the Palestinian capital of Ramallah on Wednesday night. He does not have any known affiliations with Palestinian armed groups, The Times of Israel reported. Israel’s public broadcaster Kan also reported the arrest.

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