TULKARM/PNN/ 

Palestinian man Raafat Khairy Abu Khalil, 45, died on Sunday afternoon while being detained at the Israeli military checkpoint of Ennab, east of Tulkarm.

The Palestinian Red Crescent told WAFA that its teams received a report of a critically ill Palestinian at the checkpoint and rushed to the scene. Medical crews found Abu Khalil undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation after suffering cardiac arrest. He later died at the scene.

The Red Crescent said its crews transferred Abu Khalil's body to Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm.

Abu Khalil held the rank of captain at the Palestinian Military Training Authority in Jericho.