WEST BANK: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager during an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and official media said Thursday.
The shooting occurred in the city of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, where the army confirmed it had conducted “counterterrorism activity.”
“The occupation forces had stormed the Naqar neighborhood in the west of Qalqilya, which led to clashes,” the Palestinian official Wafa news agency reported.
“The occupation forces fired live and rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at residents and their homes.”
The Palestinian health ministry identified the dead teenager as Fares Abu Samrah, 14, and said he died of bullet wounds to the head.
The army said the incident was under review.
“During counterterrorism activity in the city of Qalqilya, a violent riot was instigated during which rioters hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at the forces,” the army said.
The troops “responded by firing shots into the air and with riot dispersal means. Hits were identified,” it added.
So far this year, violence linked to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed at least 203 Palestinians, 27 Israelis, one Ukrainian and one Italian, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources on both sides.
