TE24 International Desk:
A Palestinian teenager was killed Friday in clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Amjad Nashat Abu Alia, 16, “died of severe injuries from a live bullet in the chest”. in the village of al-Mughair near Ramallah, the ministry said in a statement.
An AFP photographer at the scene said between 300 and 400 Palestinians had gathered in a demonstration to protest against Israeli settlement expansion in the area.
Clashes erupted when Israeli settlers and Palestinians began throwing rocks at each other. The Israeli army said it was investigating the incident.
It comes after two Palestinians were killed during an overnight operation by the Israeli army in Nablus early Sunday, in what the army described as a gunfight with gunmen. At least 53 Palestinians were killed.
Since late March, mostly in the West Bank, they have included suspected militants and non-combatants, including Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American dual citizen, who was covering the Israeli operation in Jenin.
During the same period, 19 people — the majority Israeli civilians inside Israel — were killed, mainly in Palestinian attacks. Three Israeli Arab attackers were also killed.
