New Delhi, April 14 -- A Palestinian man was killed on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, in an ongoing wave of violence in the West Bank that has claimed the lives of 22 people since the start of the Iran war.

Israel's military said it responded to a violent riot in the village of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah. A soldier in the reserves shot a Palestinian, who was evacuated for medical treatment and later died at the hospital. The Health Ministry identified him as Ali Majed Hamadneh, 23.

The military said it opened an investigation, although Palestinians and rights groups say Israeli routinely fails to hold settlers or soldiers accountable for violence. The Israeli military declined to comment on whether the...