Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in occupied West Bank – ministry

A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The 16-year-old boy “died of critical wounds sustained by live bullets in the chest”, during clashes near the village of Al-Mughayer, close to Ramallah, the ministry said in a statement.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that Israeli settlers living in a settlement built on the village’s land assaulted Palestinians staging an anti-settlement rally.

They said Israeli forces intervened in favor of the settlers, firing live and rubber-coated bullets along with tear gas at the Palestinians.

Palestinians hold demonstrations every week against illegal Jewish settlements in different parts of the occupied West Bank, particularly Beita, Beit Dajan, and Kafr Qaddoum villages.

Israeli and Palestinian estimates indicate there are about 650,000 settlers living in 164 settlements and 116 outposts in the West Bank, including in occupied Jerusalem.

Under international law, all Jewish settlements in occupied territories are considered illegal.