An Israeli civilian shot and killed a Palestinian man at the Zayit Junction near Kiryat Arba in Judea during a violent confrontation and attempted car theft overnight, the Israel Police said on Monday.

An initial probe found that the civilian discharged his weapon after fearing for his life, Ynet quoted police as saying.

Officers were called to the scene by two Israelis who reported that while attempting to remove a broken-down vehicle they had left at the junction, they found an Arab tow truck preparing to take it away.

When they approached the suspected car thieves, the Palestinians attacked. The preliminary police investigation found that “when one of the civilians’ lives was in danger, he fired at the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The second suspect, the truck d

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