One Palestinian was martyred and an Israeli settler was killed in a stabbing operation in a settlement near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation said that a Palestinian infiltrated into Adam Israeli settlement late Thursday, killing a settler and wounding two others.

The Palestinian was martyred after being shot by occupation forces, the Israeli army added.

Palestinian sources identified the martyr as Muhammad Tareq Youssef Abu Ayyush, 17, from the village of Kobar in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.

Source: Agencies