One killed in rare clash between Palestinian security forces and gunmen

A man was killed on Wednesday in a clash in a town in the occupied West Bank that broke out after Palestinian security forces tried to remove barricades set up by gunmen.
The rare internal violence followed months of intensifying Israeli military raids on West Bank areas where Palestinian gunmen have been been increasingly assertive, in a challenge to the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority (PA).
Witnesses said PA security personnel men came to Tulkarm to free up roads to its refugee camp, which gunmen had blocked as a precaution against Israeli incursions. The PA said residents had complained that the obstacles endangered passersby and a school.
In the ensuing gunfight, a Palestinian man, described by locals as unaffiliated to the PA or armed groups, was shot dead. Further details on the circumstances were not immediately clear.
Several gunmen posted a video accusing the PA of his killing.