Palestinian shot dead as Israeli 'undercover' forces storm West Bank refugee camp

Incident comes as Israel says it will reopen Gaza crossing after closing it over rockets

Palestinians put out a fire following violence between Israeli security forces and demonstrators at Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters

Palestinian members of the public help firefighters extinguish flames in woodland at Al Aqsa Mosque compound, following violence between protesters and Israeli security forces. AFP

Israeli security forces inside Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, following clashes with Palestinian protesters. AFP

Palestinian demonstrators in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound, with the Dome of the Rock shrine in the background. AFP

Palestinian protesters in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters

Protesters in Al Aqsa Mosque compound. Reuters

Israeli police in riot gear enter the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. Officers fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at Palestinian protesters. AP

Palestinians gather at the compound after violence broke out on Friday. AFP

Israeli police inside Al Aqsa Mosque compound - also known as Haram Al Sharif - the third holiest site in Islam. AFP

The violence comes after the killing of several people in Israel and the occupied West Bank in recent weeks. AFP

Palestinian youths hurl stones towards police at a gate to Al Aqsa Mosque compound. Reuters

Protesters stand beside the Dome of the Rock shrine in Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP

AL Aqsa Mosque compound is a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sparking fears of a resumption of last year’s 11-day Gaza War. Reuters

A Palestinian has been killed after Israeli forces stormed a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

Ahmed Ibrahim Oweidat, 20, "succumbed to critical wounds sustained by live bullets to the head at dawn today in Aqabat Jaber camp" near Jericho, the Palestinian health ministry said.

It is the latest violent incident to take place in the West Bank and Israel as Ramadan and the Jewish holiday of Passover overlap.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said three men were injured when the "undercover" forces raided the camp overnight.

Israel's army told AFP soldiers conducted an overnight operation in Aqabat "to apprehend wanted suspects".

"During the operational activity, dozens of Palestinians violently rioted and attacked the soldiers," it said. "The rioters burned tires and hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers.

"The soldiers responded with riot dispersal means and live ammunition," the army said, adding no Israeli troops were hurt.

The incident comes after Israel's defence ministry said on Monday it will reopen its only border crossing with the Gaza Strip to Palestinian workers, two days after closing it following a lull in rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave.

"Following a security assessment, it has been decided... that as of tomorrow... labourers and merchants will again be permitted to enter Israel from Gaza through the Erez crossing," said Cogat, a unit of the Israeli defence ministry responsible for Palestinian civil affairs.

The crossing is used by 12,000 Palestinians with permits to enter Israel for work.

"Opening the crossing for merchants and labourers and the other civilian measures applied to the Gaza Strip are conditioned on the continued preservation of a stable security situation in the area," Cogat said.

On Saturday, Cogat announced it was closing Erez after militants in Gaza fired projectiles at Israel for four consecutive days, amid a second weekend of heavy violence at east Jerusalem's flashpoint Al Aqsa Mosque compound.

The unrest sparked fears of a wider conflict, nearly one year after similar violence at Al Aqsa led to an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza-based militants.

No rockets have been fired from Gaza since Saturday morning.

Overnight on Sunday, a projectile was fired from Lebanon into northern Israel, the army said. Nobody claimed responsibility. Israel's military responded by firing artillery rounds into Lebanon.