Jericho (QNN) - A Palestinian youth was shot dead last night by Israeli forces near the city of Jericho in the Jordan Valley region, occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. Salameh Saleh Kaabneh was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Jericho in mysterious circumstances, while he was attempting to pass the checkpoint. Israeli occupation military claimed that Kaabneh attempted to ram his car into soldiers at the checkpoint.