Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank

Hébron (Territoires palestiniens) (AFP) - A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces near the flashpoint city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday during what Israeli officials said was an attack.Palestinian official news agency Wafa identified the dead man as Omar Awwad, 27, and said he was shot by Israeli forces near Hebron.Israeli police said a man was shot after driving his car towards border police at a checkpoint.