60-year-old Palestinian man, Hussein Kawarik, who succumbed to injuries he received in an attack by Israeli forces days ago. (via palinfo.com)

Ramallah, July 31 (RHC)-- A 60-year-old Palestinian man, whom his family had described as mentally challenged, has succumbed to the injuries he received in an attack by Israeli forces days ago.

The official Palestinian Wafa news agency carried the story on Saturday.  It identified the victim as Hussein Kawarik from the village of Awarta that is located eight kilometers (five miles) from the city of Nablus in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Kawarik had received his injuries from live fire aimed at him by the Israeli forces manning a checkpoint in the town of Hawara near Nablus on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported.

The Israeli military claimed that its forces "spotted a suspect approaching them at a military post," and fired at him as he continued to approach them, hitting the Palestinian man.