Palestinian teenager killed in battle against Israeli forces Palestinian Authority Issues
A 16-year-old boy has been killed in the West Bank, while an Israeli teenager was shot dead earlier this week in hospital.
Israeli forces have shot dead a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in clashes in the West Bank, Palestinian officials have said, and a young Israeli man has been injured and beaten to death by a Palestinian man earlier this week.
Israeli forces say soldiers chased Palestinians and threw Molotov cocktails at them Wednesday near the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus.
“The military has tried to stop the shooting,” an Israeli military spokesman said.
Residents of Beita and the nearby town of Odala say there have been clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers near rural gates last night.
A second Palestinian was shot dead in a dispute on Wednesday and was in hospital, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, announcing the death of the 16-year-old.
The clashes erupted as Israeli forces searched the area for a suspected Palestinian gunman who fired a shot at a West Bank cross Sunday, seriously injuring two Israelis and wounding another.
One of the Israelis, a 19-year-old man, died of his injuries Wednesday night, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Twitter.
The Israeli Security Agency, also known as Shin Bet, has arrested a Palestinian man in the case, identifying him as a 44-year-old resident of the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya.
Shin Bet said the man did not agree with any armed groups.
Tensions are running high in the West Bank and in Jerusalem during Ramadan, intensifying days of fighting between Israeli and Palestinian police near the ancient city of Jerusalem police have blocked access to areas where Palestinians frequently gather during Muslim fasting months.
People are on the verge of a court hearing pending a dispute between Israel and Palestine over land in Sheikh Jarrar province in East Jerusalem.
