Israeli police have killed an Arab Israeli man during clashes with stone-throwing Bedouin protesters in the southern Negev region, sparking anger with the Arab communities in the area, an Arab Israeli lawmaker said.
"We, the Palestinians in Negev, have lost another man. This is another sign that the Israeli police are dealing recklessly when it comes to our lives," MP Taleb el-Sana told The Anadolu Agency.
According to al-Sana, Sami al-Jaar, 20, was killed late Wednesday during clashes between Arab protesters and Israeli police in the Negev city of Rahat.
"They could have captured him rather of killing him. Now, the whole Negev is boiling with anger," he added.
In a statement, the Israeli police said that two policemen were injured in clashes with stone-throwing individuals in Rahat, asserting that its personnel were in the city to pursue criminals.
Israel refers to Palestinians who remained in their homes and cities after the creation of Israel in 1948 as "Arab Israelis."
There are around 1.6 million Arabs in Israel, accounting for around 20 percent of the country's population, according to official Israeli figures.
Claiming that most land in the Negev Desert is "state property," the self-proclaimed Jewish state has repeatedly demolished Bedouin homes in the area.
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