The 26-year-old University of Washington grad was shot in the head, according to witnesses and medical officials.

As an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militant groups stretched to a 10th day, residents said many people were trapped in their homes out of fear.

A recent Israeli bombing of a vehicle in Tubas, West Bank, resulted in the death of at least five Palestinians and injured one, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Reuters has not yet verified the report.