Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Hebron

A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces in the southern West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.

Palestinian official media Wafa said the man, Omar Awwad, 27, was shot by Israeli forces near Hebron, with the health ministry confirming he died after being taken to hospital.

Israeli police said he was shot after his car "drove towards border police" at a checkpoint.

The death comes a couple of days after a drive-by shooting at a bus stop outside a Jewish settlement on Sunday, injuring six Israelis. Security camera footage from the scene showed a car speeding away after the shooting.

Israeli military forces carried out a series of raids in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday, bursting into stores and offices of the official Palestinian news agency in a manhunt for the gunmen.