A Palestinian was fatally shot in the Bethlehem area of West Bank by Israeli forces on early Monday, media reports suggest citing the Palestinian health ministry. The man was later identified as 21-year-old Muhammad Ali Ahmed Ghoneim.

The man was spotted by the Israeli military while throwing a firebomb at a military vehicle driving on a Westbank highway. With Sunday’s killing, the 24-hour death toll of Palestinians went up to four. 

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Ramadan this year converges with major Jewish and Christian holidays. Protests and clashes in Jerusalem during Ramadan last year boiled over into an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza militants, according to reports from Associated Press.

The Israeli military has been much more active in the West Bank area after a series of deadly attacks in central Israel. At least 14 Israelis died in the attacks.

However, some steps have also been taken to cool down the situation. Thousands of Palestinians residing near the Hamas-run Gaza strip were given permission to work inside Israel.

Earlier Sunday, Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian women. The Israeli army said one had stabbed and lightly wounded a policeman in the city of Hebron, according to reports from Associated Press.

The other was an unarmed woman who it said ignored warning shots and calls to stop as she approached a checkpoint near Bethlehem.  

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The European Union’s diplomatic mission to the Palestinian territories, accused Israel of using unacceptable excessive force in fatally shooting the unarmed woman, according to reports from Associated Press.

In a separate incident on Monday, the military said two Israeli citizens arrived at a West Bank checkpoint near the city of Nablus with gunshot wounds. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that the two had attempted to visit Joseph’s Tomb, which had been vandalized a day earlier, and were attacked by unidentified assailants.